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Nevada County delays decision on proposed 129‑ft ‘monopine’ at Dogbar Road after heavy public pushback
Summary
After hours of testimony from neighbors and technical presentations from Verizon/Sequoia and county staff, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors voted 3‑2 to continue a contested hearing on a proposed 129‑foot monopine wireless tower at 20896 Dogbar Road and accepted Verizon's offer to toll the FCC review “shot clock” while additional evidence is prepared.
The Nevada County Board of Supervisors on July 9 continued, to Aug. 20, a public hearing on a conditional use permit for a 129‑foot “monopine” wireless tower proposed at 20896 Dogbar Road, agreeing to Verizon’s request to toll the federal review deadline until Aug. 22 while the applicant provides additional materials. The board’s 3‑2 vote followed nearly four hours of staff briefings, expert testimony and a large turnout of neighbors who urged denial.
The proposal from site‑acquisition agent Sequoia Deployment Services on behalf of Verizon Wireless would place antennas disguised as branches and a faux trunk inside a 30‑by‑30‑foot fenced lease area and underground electrical and communications trenches. Planning staff and the applicant said the site would fill a measurable coverage and capacity gap identified on carrier maps and empirical “TrueCall” data and that radio‑frequency…
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