Legislation

A. Quiet Enjoyment

  • Illinois residents have the right to the Quiet Enjoyment of Streets (and homes).
  • Densified 4G/5G Infrastructure in 2020 transmits excessive Effective Radiated Power — aka too much Electromagnetic Power Through-the-Air — which ruins the Quiet Enjoyment of Streets (and homes).
  • Solution: local regulation of all three properties of Wireless Telecommunications Facilities — V • H • P — Vertical • Horizontal • Power regulations that provide wireless telecommunications service AND preserve the Quiet Enjoyment of Streets (and homes).
B. Local Laws

  • Link to Current Village of Glen Ellyn, IL Telecom Ordinance
  • Link to Improved Village of Glen Ellyn, IL Telecom Ordinance
  • Link to Ordinance DDD: Delay, Delay, Delay of WTF applications until COVID-19 National Emergency is declared over
  • Link to Ordinance VHP: Local Regulations for three key Wireless Antenna properties: Vertical • Horizontal • Power
  • Link to Ordinance WE-WANT-IT: Restore local control over the placement, construction and modification of WTFs of any size and Any G.
C. State Laws

  • Link to IL SB.1451: 2018 Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act
  • Link to IL HB.5818: 2020 Protect Me From Densified 4G/5G Infrastructure Act
D. Federal Laws

  • Link to the proposed S.1699 — The STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act
  • Link to the proposed HR.6488 — The Streamlining Broadband Infrastructure Act
  • Link to the proposed S.2012 — Restoring Local Control Over Public Infrastructure Act of 2019
  • Link to the proposed HR.530 — Accelerating Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019
E. FCC Orders

  • Link to FCC Order 20-75 — re: Rules for State and Local Governments’ Obligations to Approve Certain Wireless Facility Modification Requests Under Section 6049(a) / Spectrum Act of 2012
  • Link to FCC Order 19-126 — re: Changes to Rules for FCC RF-EMR Human Exposure Guidelines
  • Link to FCC Order 19-36 — re: Modernizing Rules for Over-the-Air Reception Devices
  • Link to FCC Order 17-108 — re: Rules to Repeal 2015 Net Neutrality Rules
  • Link to FCC Order 18-133 — re: Rules for Streamlining Small Cell Deployment
  • Link to FCC Order 18-111 — re: Rules for No Moratoria & One-Touch-Make-Ready
  • Link to FCC Order 18-30 — re: Rules for NHPA/NEPA Exemption for So-called “small” Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (sWTFs)
  • Link to FCC Order 14-153 — re: Rules for Improving Wireless Facilities Siting Policies (Implementing § 6049(a) of the Spectrum Act of 2012)
F. FCC Rules for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

  • Link to Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: Procedures Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
  • Link to NEPA Strategies for WTFs and sWTFs | FCC NEPA Attorney Erica Rosenberg: — “All Wireless Telecommunication Facilities applications need a NEPA review. That is correct.”
  • Link to Nov 5, 2019 Federal Register Entry re: FCC Compliance with Ruling in Case No. 18-1129, Keetoowah et al. v FCC
  • Link to Case Summary for Case No. 18-1129, Keetoowah et al. v FCC

Three Key Words in Legislation

  • may (auxillary verb) — 1: used to indicate possibility or probability; 4 : used in law where the sense, purpose, or policy requires this interpretation
  • shall (auxillary verb) — 3b : used in laws, regulations, or directives to express what is mandatory
  • must (auxillary verb) — 3b : be required by law, custom, or moral conscience

Village of Glen Ellyn, IL Board of Trustee Elections

Three Current Glen Ellyn Trustrees Are Running For Re-Election in April 2021: Enright, Fasules and Pryde

Bill Enright, Trustee, Term: 2017 to 2021 | Gary Fasules, Trustee | Term: 2017 to 2021 | Craig Pryde, Trustee, Term: 2017 to 2021

One Current Glen Ellyn Trustree is Running For Village President in April 2021: Mark Senak, Trustee

The 2020 Town Meeting and final voting will be held on Saturday November 14. Exact time and location will be determined in the future.

The following positions will be nominated at the November 14, 2020 Town Meeting and will appear on the general election ballot in April, 2021:

  • Village Board President
  • Village Board Trustee (3)
  • Village Clerk
  • Library Board Trustee (3)
Civic Betterment Nominating Committee seeks candidate applications submitted by September 15.
  1. Applications Sought for Village President, Village Trustees, Village Clerk and Library Board Trustees
  2. Interested candidates should submit their applications prior to September 15, 2020.
  3. After meeting with all of the potential candidates, the nominating committee will prepare a slate of nominees to present at the Town Meeting on Saturday, November 14, 2020.
  4. If you have any questions about the process or suggestions for potential candidates that the CBP should consider, please email Jim Burket, CBP President, jkrcburket@sbcglobal.net.