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To: Eugene City Council and Mayor TorreY; Dennis Taylor, City Manager <br /> From: Citizens for Responsible Placement of Cell Phone Transmission Towers <br /> Regarding: Revisions to Eugene's Telecommunications Ordinance <br /> <br /> 1/7/04 <br /> Ladies and Gentlemen: <br /> Our original submission to the City Council, dated 10/2/02, is attached for your <br /> review. This includes our analysis of the existing telecommunications Code; a <br /> model ordinance from Great Barrington MA; information on property devaluation' <br /> associated with cell phone towers; as well as copies of the Lane County Code <br /> and EC'9.5750. The Lane County Telecommunications Code has been . <br /> amended, since we originally compiled this packet, and the updated version is <br /> · included as Attachment G. Lane County's .Telecommunications Code requires a <br /> setback of 1200 feet from the nearest residence or School. It is time for the City <br /> Of Eugene to take comparable actions in service of its citizens. <br /> <br /> We have added a letter from the National League of Cities in support of the <br /> federal Local Control of Broadcast Towers Act (S3102), and Local COntrol of <br />· Cellular Towers Act (S3103). You will find this in your packet as Attachment I. <br />The letter from the National League of Cities makes clear that conflict over tower <br />siting has been problematic for cities all over the U.S. The best solution will be <br />federal legislation which restores local COntrol over siting .and construction of <br />telecom infrastructure. Until that happens, local governments must take action <br />to protect citizens.from attractive nuisance, property devaluation, and visual <br />blight resulting' from inappropriate siting of transmission towers. To quote from <br />the concluding paragraph of the letter: "While local zoning control over cell <br />towers may seem burdensome to telecommunications providers, it is no greater <br />a hurdle than that faced by all other businesses who are applying to build in any <br />giv n city or town." <br /> <br />Respectfully, <br /> <br />Mona Linstromberg and Martha Johnson <br />Citizens for Responsible Placement of Cell Phone Transmission Towers <br /> <br /> IV-69 <br /> <br /> <br />