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farm on his property He had not done this because he felt it was mappropria �e to the neighborhood. He knew of three other locations where Nextel might have located their tower without a neighborhood's concern. He thought the Board should not allow this tower to be installed. Susan Temple, 1042 Near Ocean Drive, advised that she was present an behalfofthe parents, teachers, and children who attend Maitland Farm Preschool to voice her concern about the proposed Nextel tower. She advised of the key role that environment plays in the children's learning experience because more than 50% of the children's time was spent outside for nature walks, feeding animals, and finding fish in the pond. She felt the construction of the tower would go against the mission of the school. She submi ed that until enough data can be collected proving cellular towers are safe, the last thing n eded is a health risk to the Maitland Farm community and the children. She believed if tre tower is built, it would be intrusive, a possible liability, and a potential health hazard to the children. She asked the Commissioners to consider how they would feel if the children were theirs. She felt there must be another acceptable location where the tower would not affect so many lives. The future is not cell phones and computers, it is our children. Ken Hendricks, 6220 15` Street SW, has two children who att end Maitland Farms. He thought that the Board could see the cohesiveness of the neighborhood and what they do when the pastoral setting is threatened. He questioned the appropriateness of the ordinance that permits such a structure to be built and whether enough ground work was done when the ordinance was enacted. He cited AT&T Wireless vs City of Virginia Beach where the 4" Circuit of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the telecommunication provision stating that "the state's regulation of wireless communications service shall not prohibit or have an effect of prohibiting the provision of personal wireless service" applies only to blanket prohibitions in general bans or policies, not to individual zoning decisions. a7 Blt 1 l 6 PC 4� 7