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Resident urges board to share testing results and press FCC on cell tower health studies
Summary
A nearby homeowner urged the Lake Oswego School District 7J board to update neighbors on radiofrequency testing at Lakeridge High School, referenced litigation challenging FCC safety studies and asked the district to pursue safer solutions given proximity to homes with children.
A Lake Oswego resident told the board Tuesday that two cell towers near Lakeridge High School are less than 100 feet from homes and asked for transparency about testing and results performed at the site.
"We've got some testing done, at the Lakeridge site. We haven't heard anything about the results yet," the resident said, asking the district to share testing findings and timelines. The speaker cited litigation by Environmental Health Trust against the Federal Communications Commission that challenged the agency’s reliance on older safety studies and urged the district to press for updated evaluations.
The resident framed the concern as both local and health-related, describing long-term exposure worries for children living steps from the towers and requesting feedback on when testing results would be shared with neighbors. The comment took place during the public-comment portion of the meeting and board members did not record a technical response or an immediate update on testing during the session.
The board acknowledged receipt of the comment and did not take formal action during the meeting; district staff or the board could follow up publicly with testing data or next steps in a later report.
