Planning Commission approves conditional-use permit for 155-foot telecom tower near South Lindsay Circle

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Commission on March 17 approved a conditional-use permit to allow construction of a lattice telecommunications tower on privately owned land at 4075 South Lindsay Circle.

Staff recommended the permit to improve wireless and broadband coverage in the area and said the facility is designed to accommodate up to three wireless providers, with Verizon Wireless identified as the anchor tenant.

Why it matters: Borough staff said the tower is intended to enhance wireless and broadband services for residents and public-safety users in a largely undeveloped area; the decision clears the way for construction subject to conditions intended to address site cleanup and permit wording.

Rick Benedict, current planner with the Development Services Division, told the commission the applicant, New Horizons Telecom, submitted materials showing a tower sited on roughly 6.5 acres with…