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County planners discuss cell-tower upgrades, permitting and code-enforcement shortfall
Summary
Agency members reviewed notices about a wireless-tower eligible facilities request in the Town of Dresden and discussed whether municipal or county permits should track tower upgrades. Members raised concerns about state exemptions, preemption and a county code enforcement budget shortfall.
The Washington County Planning Agency on July 6 noted a notice of an eligible facilities request (tower modification) in the Town of Dresden and discussed county and town authority to require permits and collect fees for cell-tower upgrades.
A member said the state currently treats towers as exempt from certain local requirements: "the state says towers are exempt along with solar," and asked why the county had…
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