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Board reverses prior denial, approves Vertical Bridge/T‑Mobile tower at San Joaquin River Club in 4–1 vote; residents vow legal challenge
Summary
After a rehearing prompted by a federal lawsuit, the Board of Supervisors voted 4–1 to approve an administrative use permit for a 100‑foot telecommunications tower proposed by Vertical Bridge/T‑Mobile on land within the San Joaquin River Club; residents opposed the site and raised procedural and contract concerns.
The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 23 approved, by a 4–1 vote, an administrative use permit allowing Vertical Bridge to erect a 100‑foot telecommunications tower on a parcel inside the San Joaquin River Club. The action reversed an earlier Board denial and followed a rehearing requested after a federal lawsuit alleging violation of federal telecommunications law.
Background and legal framing: County staff and outside counsel said the rehearing followed an appeal and subsequent litigation that argued denial violated the federal Telecommunications Act and related case law. Outside counsel told the board the controlling federal standard requires that, once a carrier…
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