Warren County neighbors press commissioners over proposed 250-foot Verizon tower; hearing closed for private deliberation

Warren County — Neighbors of a proposed 250‑foot telecommunications tower near South Nixon Camp Road urged county commissioners to deny the site plan, citing property‑value losses, health anxieties and potential fall‑zone risks, while the applicant said technical studies show compliance with federal requirements. After hearing testimony and admitting multiple exhibits, the Warren County Board of Commissioners closed the administrative hearing and voted to deliberate in private, with one absent commissioner to review the record before a final decision.

The county’s chief zoning official, Ray Dreck of Warren County Building and Zoning, told the board he had provided email correspondence (introduced as Exhibit 2) between the applicant — identified in filings as Royce Lyle of Tag Towers LLC — and the regional planning commission documenting communications from January 2025 through April 2026. Dreck said county zoning treats tower height as the height of the tower itself and not attachments, and that the board could require the applicant to move the tower four feet south to keep a four‑foot lightning arrestor from extending onto a neighboring parcel if…