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Gadsden council hears objections to proposed 180-foot AT&T monopole; public hearing tabled
Summary
After a public hearing with multiple residents raising health, visibility and safety concerns, the Gadsden City Council voted to table a special-use permit for Vertical Bridge LLC and AT&T to build a 180-foot monopole at 1202 Eastview Drive.
The Gadsden City Council on a public hearing day heard detailed presentations from the city’s wireless consultant and the applicant about a proposed 180-foot monopole and then voted to table action after several residents urged delay.
David Andrews, the city’s wireless consultant with the Center for Municipal Services, told the council the resolution would authorize Vertical Bridge LLC to build a 180-foot monopole at 1202 Eastview Drive and to host AT&T equipment there. Andrews said the applicant must move because “AT&T was notified that they needed to come off of that tower because the tower is being demoed” on Gadsden State property, and he recommended approval after reviewing alternatives and the application.
The applicant’s attorney, Andy Rotenstryke, said the company designed the site to minimize impacts: “That’s why we offered to make it a monopole. That’s why we wanted to get it under 200 feet and not…
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