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Germantown panel approves Verizon co‑location on MLGW tower, requires power from existing poles
Summary
The Germantown Planning Commission approved Verizon's request to colocate antennas inside an existing MLGW transmission tower at 9713 Wolf River Boulevard but amended the approval to require Verizon and MLGW to obtain power from an existing utility pole rather than installing a new pole in a resident's backyard.
The Germantown Planning Commission voted to approve a preliminary and final site plan allowing Verizon to colocate a 130‑foot monopole telecommunications facility inside an existing MLGW transmission tower at 9713 Wolf River Boulevard, with a commission amendment requiring power be brought from an existing utility pole instead of placing a new pole in a neighbor's backyard.
The amendment, offered on the floor by the chair and seconded, passed on roll call after commissioners raised concerns about the visual and property impact of adding a new utility pole immediately behind a residence. Commissioner debate centered on whether MLGW's easement rights or technical constraints absolutely required the new pole and whether feasible alternatives existed.
Cece Drayton, an attorney for the applicant at Baker Donaldson,…
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