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Sioux City board approves Verizon site‑survey right of entry at Perry Creek for possible stealth cell tower study
Summary
The board approved a right‑of‑entry agreement allowing Verizon to perform a site survey and radio study at Perry Creek to evaluate a possible future stealth cell tower lease; district officials said any lease would return to the board for approval.
The Sioux City Community School District Board of Directors on May 5 approved a right‑of‑entry agreement allowing Verizon Wireless to conduct a site survey and radio studies at the Perry Creek site to determine feasibility for a possible future lease and stealth cell tower.
Tim Paul, who presented the item, told the board the study is strictly evaluative and would not authorize construction or a lease. "Once they perform the study, then they'll be able to know if, a, it's a feasible site for them, and then, b, we'll come back to the board for approval of a contract if that works out in their favor," Paul said. Board members clarified the study covers radio frequency coverage, elevation and tower height, and other feasibility metrics.
The nut graf: the study aims to determine whether a neighborhood‑scale, disguised facility (for example a flagpole, or other lower‑profile structure) could provide coverage benefits tied to 5G and ultra‑5G needs; district staff estimated potential annual lease revenue of roughly $10,000 as an early, nonbinding figure.
Board members and staff emphasized that the right‑of‑entry motion does not commit the district to a lease or to a tower design and that any lease or construction proposal would return to the board for formal approval. The motion to allow Verizon to study the site passed 7–0.
