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Commissioners approve Verizon floodplain permit pending indemnity agreement after neighbor objects
Summary
Rockwall County accepted a flood study and approved issuance of a floodplain development permit for a previously approved Verizon cell tower site in a FEMA special flood hazard area, conditioning the permit on receipt of a basic indemnity agreement acceptable to county legal counsel; at least one neighbor objected on the record.
Rockwall County commissioners on Feb. 24 accepted a flood study for a proposed Verizon cell-tower site and approved issuance of a floodplain development permit that had been conditioned on a required indemnity agreement.
Commissioner Lichty and County Engineer Erica Bridges told the court the site (a roughly 50-by-50-foot leased area at 1162 High Point Road) falls partially in a floodplain but…
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