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Attachment B <br /> Property Devaluation <br /> <br /> Citations on Prooertv Devaluation of Homes LoCated Near Cell Tower~ <br /> <br />1. Joe Catalano, Similar Houses, Different Prices? It's Time to Look at the *' <br />Externals, Newsday, Mar. l& 1997. <br /> <br />2. Editorial, Control Cell Tower siting, Eugene Register Guard, June 9, 2001. <br /> <br />3.Susan L Martin, Communities and Telecommunications Corporations: <br />Rethinking the Rules for Zoning Variances~ 33 American Business Law Journal <br />235, n.59, 1995. <br /> <br />4. John F Cahill, An Introduction to the Indoor Pollution Problem, 40 Prac Law <br />ZT, 52, 1994. <br /> <br />5. Daley, 253 Cal. Rptr. lq4. The court discussed the scientific controversy <br />about health risks associated with EMF. The court pointed out that 'several <br />jurisdictions, perhaps a majority, have recognized that buyer fear of potential <br />dangers associated with power lines, electromagnetic radiation in particular, <br />have a depressing effect on the market value of adjacent propertieL The <br />opinion lists literally dozens of Cases which follow this rule. <br /> <br />6. Connor v. City of Univ. Park, 142 S.W. 2d 706, 712 CTex Civ. App. 19qO:) <br /> <br /> ?. RObert M ·Anderson, American Law of Zoning 35 2.03 (:3~ edition' 1986). <br /> <br />8. Anika M Scott, Cellular Tower Leads to Lower Assessments, Chicago Tribune, <br />Feb 21, 1999. <br /> <br />9. George Brandon, Defending Against EMF Property Devaluation Cases, Public <br />Utilities Fortnightly, Feb 1, 1995 <br /> <br />10. The Home Environmental Sourcebook: 50 Environmental Hazards to Avoid <br />When Buying, Selling, or Maintaining a Home. Wireless base stations are <br />included in the list of 50. <br /> <br /> 11. 1998 American Bar' Association Annual Meeting, Stigmas, Contamination, <br /> and the Environment: Their Znfluence on Property Valuation for Tax Purposes. <br /> Microwave and cellular towers are included in.the list of stigmas. Aug 3, 1998. <br /> <br /> 12. Microwave News, A jury in Harris COunty, Texas ordered GTE Wireless to pay <br /> a Houston couple with a cellular tower installation 20 feet from their.property <br /> line: $720,000 compensation for nuisance and invasion of properly; $225,000 <br /> for mental anguish; $28,000 for property devaluatiuon; $230,000 for legal fees <br />· plus interest - for a total of 1.2 million dollars. March/April 1999. <br /> <br /> IV-lO4 <br /> <br /> <br />