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Everman approves variance for Synergy Towers to place AT&T cell site near Shelby Road
Summary
The Everman City Council approved a variance allowing Synergy Towers to site a proposed AT&T-serving cell facility at 202 Shelby Road by reducing the city's 500-foot residential clearance requirement to 300 feet; staff said engineers and the city attorney raised no structural concerns.
The Everman City Council approved a variance allowing Synergy Towers to locate a proposed cell site at 202 Shelby Road that reduces the city's 500-foot clearance requirement around cellular towers to 300 feet. A council member moved to approve Case PZ24-001 and the motion carried by voice vote; no opposition was recorded in the transcript.
City staff told the council that engineers and the city attorney had reviewed Synergy's submittal and found no structural-collapse risk that would endanger nearby residents. City staff recommended approval, saying the need for improved cellular coverage 'particularly for 911 callers' outweighed the city's interference concerns.
Katie Burdette, a Synergy Towers representative, presented signal-level maps showing a coverage "hole" between existing…
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