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Residents press council over AT&T tower bids after missed public‑notice signs; council split on next step
Summary
Two AT&T cell‑tower proposals drew sustained public opposition and questions about compliance with local notice and setback rules. Planning commissioners denied both applications; council members debated whether to deny or send the files to full council for a final hearing and to build a clearer administrative record.
Several dozen residents urged parish leaders on March 26 to block two proposed AT&T telecommunications towers, saying the company failed to follow local notice and setback rules and that tower placement would endanger nearby homes and property values.
At a joint council/public‑works meeting, residents from Jefferson Terrace and surrounding neighborhoods told the council they never saw the 4‑by‑8 public‑notice sign that parish zoning rules require. “If they can’t even put a sign up to let the public know that this is coming, then who’s to say they’re gonna follow all the other rules?” resident Christine Jones told the council during the public‑comment period.
Other neighbors said the structures in question include a…
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