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Board approves two Verizon cell towers to fill local coverage gaps, adds conditions on removal of older infrastructure
Summary
The Louisa County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved conditional use permits on Aug. 4 for two 199‑foot Verizon monopole towers—one at Jewett Elementary School and another near Route 522 and Chopping Road—to expand wireless coverage and capacity in the Jackson and Mineral districts.
The Louisa County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 4 approved two conditional use permits for new 199‑foot monopole wireless towers proposed by Cellco Partnership (doing business as Verizon Wireless).
One tower will be sited on county‑leased property at Jewett Elementary School in the Jackson election district and is intended to replace an older 180‑foot guy‑wire tower that currently carries county broadband equipment. Planning staff and the county’s wireless consultant supported the plan; the board added a condition requiring that any existing on‑site broadband tower be removed by the…
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