WJHG - News - Headlines  Cell Phone Towers Coming to a Location
Near You   Ask just about anyone what they think of a cell tower
and the response is predictable. "Well it's not exactly
beautiful." Probe deeper and ask if people want one in their
neighborhood and the response is also predictable. "Probably
not."  But a cell phone tower could be coming to a neighborhood
near you if the companies can pass legislation now pending at
the state Capitol. City officials like Ocala Mayor Gerald Ergle
say the bill guts their ability to regulate where the towers go.
"They want to be able to expand their coverage at any cost,"
says Mayor Ergle.  In a rare coalition, environmentalists are
joining the cities in the battle. Eric Draper represents Audubon
Florida in Tallahassee.  "This is an assault on the environment,
and an assault on neighborhoods. They would be able to put cell
phone towers just about anywhere without public input, without
environmental review," Draper says.  We found Bell South
lobbyists meeting with t