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Board approves 229-foot communications tower in White Top after public hearing
Summary
The Grayson County Board of Supervisors approved a special-use permit to build a 229-foot wireless communications tower on privately owned property in White Top following a public hearing that included both supporters and opponents and a 7-0 planning commission recommendation.
The Grayson County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a special-use permit to construct and operate a 229-foot wireless communications tower and ground-mounted equipment at 892 Old Park Road in White Top (tax map references given in meeting materials as 62‑A‑13 and 62‑A‑30). The board moved into a public hearing on the project before taking final action.
Planning staff told the board the project requires a special‑use permit because it exceeds the county’s 100‑foot threshold and must comply with Federal Aviation Administration lighting requirements. Staff said the permit application, listed in the packet as Special Use Permit 20250330, would improve cellular and radio reliability for roughly 440 residents in the area and…
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