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House committee opens probe into Dorado telecom tower permitting
Summary
A House commission heard testimony June 24 about a telecommunications tower in Dorado and asked permitting and planning agencies for documents after witnesses and officials described conflicting permits, a revoked construction approval and an ongoing administrative review.
The House Commission on Economic Development on June 24 heard testimony and opened an inquiry into the permitting, siting and construction process for a telecommunications tower in the Mameyal barrio of Dorado.
Committee members heard agency summaries and community concerns that a construction permit originally issued in 2022 was later voided by the appeals court, yet activity and a separate “permit of use” followed. The Office of Permits (OGPe) and the Puerto Rico Planning Board described overlapping administrative reviews and said further action should await completion of ongoing administrative steps.
The measure under review is House Resolution 178, authored by Representative Elineth González Aguayo. The Office of Permits’ written chronology presented to the committee shows that IT Towers LLC (through engineer Francisco Rivera Torres) filed a construction permit application on Jan. 27, 2022. OGPe issued a construction permit on Sept. 27, 2022 and notified…
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