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Neighbors urge Nevada County to pause 180‑foot cell tower application, raise CEQA, safety and tribal consultation concerns
Summary
Multiple residents near the Courchero Lane site urged the Board to pause review of PLN25-0071 (a proposed 180-foot T‑Mobile tower), citing new information they say was not disclosed in the application, possible impacts to evacuation routes, potential buried slash pit at the site, and requests for tribal and scenic-resource re-notification under CEQA.
Several residents spoke during public comment Dec. 16 to object to a proposed 180‑foot telecommunications tower (PLN25‑0071) on Courchero Lane, urging the Board of Supervisors to direct planning staff to re-evaluate the application in light of newly discovered information.
Ayla Coats, who said she lives within 200 feet of the property and operates a small private school nearby, asked the county to pause the conditional use permit process and reexamine environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), arguing that changes in facts can trigger a requirement to supplement or reopen…
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