<@BodyText>The following message was received at W8GRG BBS at 0730 on May 3, 1991 For anyone wishing to contact Joe, his address is Joseph T. Subich 7825 State Route 188 Circleville, OH 43113 Packet messages may be addressed to AD8I @ AD8I.OH.USA MSG # TR SIZE TO FROM @BBS DATE TITLE 3127 B$ 2017 ALL AD8I ALLOH 910503 Legislative Alert! To all amateur radio operators: Are you aware of a bill being proposed in the Ohio Legislature that would essentially prohibit the erection of 'communications towers' in residential areas in the state of Ohio? I have received a copy of an as yet unintroduced bill which would do exactly that. The regulations in this bill will make it nearly impossible (and very costly) for anyone to erect a tower more than 35 feet tall. The bill mandates public hearings before any tower may be constructed or site aquired, and requires that any tower be located "at least 1000 feet from the nearest existing residential use or district, including any planned district wholly or partly for residential use, or from the nearest public park." This bill will certainly be opposed by the Cellular Phone industry and, in all probability, the broadcast insustry. The only number I have for the bill is "LSC 119 0961." It is twelve (12) pages long (8.5 x 14" pages). If you would like a copy, please contact me (or your state representative). I can probably provide copies in return for a large (8.5 x 11") envelope with proper postage - check with me for details. I'm sure Amateurs in Ohio should be fighting against this bill, or at least lobbying for a blanket exemption for amateur radio towers. While the appli- cation of this bill to amateur radio may eventually be overturned by PRB-1 [97.15(e)], it will cause a lot of trouble until somebody has the time and money to challenge the State of Ohio in Federal Court. It will be easier to prevent the adoption of this bill than to fight it later. Is anyone in position to represent the interests of amateur radio? 73, ... Joe