Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Sarasota commissioners deny 199‑foot Myakka Road cell‑tower request amid objections from church and neighbors
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners voted 5–0 to deny a special-exception application for a 199‑foot communications monopole on Old Myakka Church property after hours of testimony from church leaders and neighbors raising historic‑area preservation, safety, health and property‑value concerns.
The Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners denied, by a 5–0 vote, a special‑exception request to build a 199‑foot monopole communications tower on property owned by Old Myakka Church.
Petitioner representatives and Verizon RF engineers told the board the tower would close a coverage and capacity gap they say exists in the area—“the closest wireless communication tower is approximately 5 miles away,” the applicant’s RF testimony said—and that the structure would be built to industry and Federal Communications Commission standards and accommodate…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
