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ASU cleared for radio‑astronomy antennas on two ranch parcels near Meteor Crater and I‑40; commission approves CUP
Summary
The commission approved a conditional use permit for Arizona State University to install an array of five‑foot radio antennas on private ranch land near Meteor Crater and a relay tower near I‑40 to support space‑weather research and student training.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit on May 28 for Arizona State University to install radio astronomy equipment on two privately owned ranch parcels east of Twin Arrows: a cluster of small (five‑foot) antennas near Meteor Crater and a separate lattice relay tower and equipment pad near I‑40 and the BNSF railroad right‑of‑way.
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