Next Tower Development (agent for Rainier Forest Resources LP) presented a conditional‑use application to locate a 265‑foot lattice wireless communications tower on Cloud Kildare Road. The tower would be unmanned with a fenced equipment compound and was described by the applicant as meeting separation and setback standards in the county telecommunication ordinance and as able to host up to four carriers to improve coverage in the area.

Multiple nearby property owners attended and voiced concerns at length about tree clearing, wetlands, road impacts from large construction trucks, whether the applicant had explored co‑location on existing towers, potential visual and tax‑valuation effects, FAA lighting and beacons, and long‑term radio‑frequency exposure. One commenter asked whether county staff could provide more detailed engineer-level plans; several residents said they needed more time and detail to evaluate environmental, traffic and aesthetic impacts.

Staff and the applicant responded that the application met the county’s conditional‑use criteria (including required separation distances), that the site plan process will address construction staging, stormwater and wetland mitigation, and that RF emissions are regulated at the federal level by the Federal Communications Commission. The applicant said they had performed a delineation and located the tower to minimize impacts while meeting engineering requirements for coverage.

After hearing public comments, the board voted to allow the conditional use to proceed; staff emphasized that the site plan, required design details, and any mitigation measures (landscape buffers, fencing, building pad specifics and maintenance procedures) will be reviewed and approved in a subsequent step before construction permits issue. One commissioner recorded a lone 'no' vote; the remainder voted to approve the conditional use to move forward to the site‑plan stage.