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Council reviews permit request for temporary Verizon ‘cell on wheels’ for Rock the South festival

City of Decatur Council (work session) · April 28, 2026

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Summary

City consultant David Andrews recommended a special-use permit for a temporary Verizon cell-on-wheels at 3536 Gordon Terry Parkway to support expected festival demand and public-safety communications; the unit would be in place May 29–June 26 but used around festival dates.

A city consultant recommended the council approve a special-use permit for a temporary Verizon cell-on-wheels (COW) at 3536 Gordon Terry Parkway to bolster wireless capacity during the Rock the South festival.

David Andrews, the city’s wireless consultant with CMS, described the unit as a trailer-mounted cell tower (a mast…

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