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Davidson County approves Tillman Infrastructure tower in Arcadia with removal-bond conditions
Summary
After a quasi-judicial hearing, the Davidson County Board of Commissioners approved a special-use permit for a 160-foot Tillman Infrastructure monopole near NC Highway 150, imposing conditions including a removal/decommissioning bond and legal review of bond language.
The Davidson County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 24 approved a special-use permit for Tillman Infrastructure LLC to build a 160-foot monopole telecommunications tower (170 feet including a lightning rod) on a 7.05-acre parcel near NC Highway 150 in Arcadia, subject to conditions requiring a removal/decommissioning bond and legal review of bond language.
Applicant John Birchfield, representing Tillman Infrastructure and LCC Telecom Services, described the project as a 160-foot monopole designed to carry antennas for up to three carriers, initially occupied by Verizon. Birchfield said the site meets ordinance submittal requirements — site plan, balloon test photos, fall-zone letter and documentation claiming no suitable colocation option at a market rate on a nearby American Tower Company lattice tower. He said Tillman would agree to a removal timeline if the facility were taken out of…
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