[BC] Zoning issues

[Sam Roffe]

>>Too many NIMBY's and BANANA's out there.
  NIMBY - Not in my back yard - Got it.
  BANANA - ???? (obvious I'm sure)

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Sam Roffe
Engineering Director
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-----Original Message-----
From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Jerry Mathis
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 9:12 AM
To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [BC] Zoning issues

I find it highly illogical that local zoning boards can stop a federally
licensed project. We all know that radio towers often must go within a
specific geographical area. A local zoning board refusal basically
scraps
the project. I ran into this a lot when I worked for LifeTalk Radio and
assisted a number of LPFM's trying to get on the air. Too many NIMBY's
and
BANANA's out there.

The Federal Government has no qualms about precedence over local and
state
laws in other matters; why are they so timid in this area? IMO, this is
exactly the kind of thing the FCC NEEDS to be involved in. Methinks the
fix
is in somewhere.

The Feds sure don't mind stepping in concerning your medical choices and
marriage preferences.

JM


On 9/21/06, Mike McCarthy <mre at ais.net> wrote:
>
>
> Beyond that, the locals are fighting tooth and nail not to loose the
level
> of oversight they have now.  And the feds have generally agreed that
> zoning/land use is a local issue best left to the locals.
>
> MM
>
>
>
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