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Planning commission recommends denial of proposed Tillman/Verizon tower after heavy neighborhood opposition
Summary
The Stearns County Planning Commission on July 24 recommended denial of Tillman Infrastructure’s proposed telecommunications tower near Kimball after residents raised environmental, neighborhood and visual-impact concerns and commissioners cited competing infrastructure nearby.
The Stearns County Planning Commission on July 24 recommended denial of a conditional use permit for a proposed telecommunications tower proposed by Tillman Infrastructure on behalf of Verizon, sited in the A-80 agricultural district of Main Prairie Township.
The application sought approval under Stearns County Land Use and Zoning Ordinance No. 439 (sections 4.8, 7.28 and 9.205) for a new tower intended to host Verizon and, according to the applicant, AT&T. The applicant said the new structure would enable carriers to reduce costs and continue serving the area after unsuccessful lease-renegotiation efforts with the existing tower owner, American Tower Corporation (ATC). Tillman representatives told the commission two carriers expressed interest in relocating to the proposed Tillman…
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