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Committee grants temporary placement of Verizon communications truck in Whiting Park after tower failure
Summary
After an ice storm damaged a Verizon tower, the committee granted permission for a temporary Verizon communications truck and temporary tower to be parked in Whiting Park open space with a six-week removal deadline; Verizon also installed a 50-amp exterior plug at the log cabin in the open space.
Manager Jim Spires told the committee Verizon requested permission to park a temporary communications truck with a temporary tower in the Whiting Park open space after one of Verizon’s towers failed during the recent ice storm. The minutes record that permission was granted with a six-week removal deadline.
Spires also said Verizon upgraded the log cabin in the open space by installing a 50-amp exterior electrical plug to support their equipment. The minutes do not record a formal roll-call vote on the permission; they state the committee gave permission but provide no vote tally.
The minutes do not specify further conditions, liability agreements, or a formal permit; the committee did not record additional details about public-notice requirements or a written agreement with Verizon during this meeting. Staff follow-up and documentation of the placement and removal schedule were implied by the permission granted.
