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APC tables Verizon/Tower Ventures rezoning after public health concerns, advertising error
Summary
The Decatur County Area Planning Commission tabled APC petition 2025-9 — a request to rezone a 100-by-100-foot compound to allow a 299-foot wireless tower — after residents raised health and property-value concerns and staff discovered an error in the public advertisement.
The Decatur County Area Planning Commission tabled APC petition 2025-9 after public comment raised concerns about radiofrequency emissions and property values and staff found the public advertisement for the hearing had been incorrect.
The petition, submitted by Tower Ventures with Verizon Wireless as an anchor tenant, requested rezoning of roughly a 100-by-100-foot compound from A-1 to A-2 to construct a 299-foot self-supporting wireless tower intended to improve coverage in a gap identified by the applicant. Staff noted the tower height had FAA…
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