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REGULAR MEETING
<br />JUNE 14, 2004
<br />glad to see that the Council is making an effort to respond to citizen's questions. She
<br />noted that this practice had not been done in the past.
<br />COMMENTS CONCERNING LOW FREQUENCY NOISE
<br />Mr. Jeff Sims, Lafayette, Indiana informed the Council that there is a real public health
<br />problem in St. Joseph County concerning low frequency noise. Mr. Sims further noted
<br />that Indiana residents are now facing an increasing health crisis due to Extremely Low
<br />Frequency /Infrasound and Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) Saturation. One source of
<br />24/7/365 Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) emissions is located in KOKOMO. Since
<br />1999, professional measurements and scientific studies have brought to light the macabre
<br />damaging health effects that exposure to Extremely Low Frequency Radiation (below 20
<br />Hertz) has inflicted upon the KOKOMO region's populace. Recently, numerous South
<br />Bend Residents came forward with these similar symptoms that may indicate
<br />vibroacoustic disease caused by this Extremely Low Frequency /Infrasound pollution.
<br />Symptoms include: chronic fatigue, sleep disturbances mostly between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m.,
<br />memory loss, depression, frequent diarrhea, headaches, and even vomiting. Mr. Sims
<br />encouraged that any unusual symptoms should be reported to the St. Joseph County
<br />Health Department. Mr. Sims stated that St. Joseph County needs to be tested for
<br />Extremely Low Frequency /Infrasound and Electromagnetic Radiation Saturation.
<br />Ms. Lucy Rzeszutek, 1603 Enchanted Forrest, South Bend, Indiana, informed the Council
<br />that she is waking up in the middle of the night with headaches, nausea, diarrhea, and
<br />these symptoms increase as time goes on. Ms. Rzeszutek urged the Council to please
<br />investigate and take action.
<br />Ms. Tammy Frelich, 54875 Beech Road, Osceola, Indiana, stated that she was a student
<br />at IUSB and had to drop two (2) classes because of nausea, migranes, and memory loss.
<br />She attributes her symptoms to the Extremely Low Frequency /Infrasound and
<br />Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) Saturation. Ms. Frelich stated that there are ways to
<br />correct this problem, by using a copper shield screen box. Ms. Frelich stated that there is
<br />information about it and the U.S. Government and military knows about this problem.
<br />They have been testing for ELF and EMR since the 1950's. Ms. Frelich petitioned the
<br />Council to further investigate the low frequency noise in St. Joseph County.
<br />Ms. Diane Anton, 309 E. LaSalle Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, stated that she was born
<br />in South Bend, Indiana and her parents moved to Kokomo, Indiana when she was a
<br />teenager. Ms. Anton stated that she lived in Kokomo for several decades when she began
<br />with symptoms associated with Extremely Low Frequency /Infrasound and
<br />Electromagnetic Radiation Saturation. Ms. Anton stated that the doctors could not find
<br />out what was wrong with her. She went to I.U. Med Center, Biomedics University in
<br />Krakow, Poland, Biomedics University in Lisbon, Portugal. Ms. Anton informed the
<br />Council that she was diagnosed with vibroacoustic disease. That is exposure to
<br />extremely low frequency of sound below the threshold of hearing and also electro
<br />magnetic radiation. She moved to South Bend and still experienced the same symptoms
<br />severe bone aches, headaches, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting. Ms. Anton stated that she
<br />was afraid to tell anyone because they would say it was just her. Ms. Anton further
<br />informed the Council that a company from Boston brought instruments to South Bend.
<br />They measured 7 hertz consistently all over St. Joseph County, not in just one area. Ten
<br />(10) hertz was measured in Kokomo, and studies show that ten (10) hertz and below is a
<br />recognizable cause of cancer. This will cause central nervous system damage, put
<br />liaisons on the brain and damage your heart and circulatory system. Governor Kernan is
<br />now making a decision to appropriate money. The two (2) counties to be tested Howard
<br />County, (Kokomo, Indiana) and St. Joseph County. There are minutes of the meeting,
<br />with a biomedics engineer from Europe, she was educated in Drexel, Pennsylvania. Dr.
<br />Curry, who used to work for the federal government in the Star Wars Program and also
<br />Jim Cowan from Boston, Massachusetts, the three of them agreed that this is
<br />incrementally making people sick and destroying their health and it will damage children.
<br />This will damage the work population for twenty (20) years. Ms. Anton is asking that the
<br />Council form a Committee and meet with Governor Keman to address this problem.
<br />Ann Puzzello, 4th District City Council, stated that she met with Dr. Janice Carson, St.
<br />Joseph County Health Department. Ms. Puzzello stated that Dr. Carson indicated that she
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