February 19, 1997


                    NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES
           TO SPONSOR CELL TOWER SITING PUBLIC FORUM

     In response to the growing demand upon local municipalities to site
cellular communications transmission facilities in their communities, and the
lack of information on the health, safety, property value and aesthetics
issues surrounding such siting proposals, the National League of Cities is
sponsoring a two hour "Cell Tower Siting Mini Public Forum" for their
members, to address these issues.  The forum will be held as part of a series
of workshops during the the National League of Cities' annual conference to
be held next month in Washington, D.C.

     The two hour Cell Tower Siting Forum will be held on Sunday March 9th at
the Washington Hilton Hotel & Towers in Washington, D.C. from 2:45 p.m. until
4:15 p.m.  Among those panelists scheduled to participate in the forum are
the Mayor from Greensborough, North Carolina, a City Planner from Coconut
Creek, Florida, two individuals from the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) as well as Bill Covington from AT&T Wireless.

     We encourage you to alert your elected officals about this forum and ask
them to participate in it if they will be attending the annual meeting next
month.  Ms. Barrie Tavin, the coordinator for this event advised the Alliance
that "the National League of Cities recognizes the importance of this issue."

     It is imperative that your elected officals encourage the National League
of Cities to continue their interest in educating their members about this
towering debate.  

For more information on the forum, contact Ms. Barrie Tavin at 
(202) 626-3020 or (202) 626-3000.

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Cathy Bergman
The EMR Alliance
410 West 53rd Street, Suite 402
New York, NY 10019
(212) 554-4073 phone

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