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Oakland commissioners preview telecom ordinance and 'Touch Street' overlay to spur commercial growth
Summary
Commissioners discussed a draft telecom ordinance to permit cell towers on town-owned land and a 'Touch Street' overlay to create a mixed-use corridor along SR‑50, aiming to improve coverage, attract developers and diversify the town's tax base amid state-level changes.
At its March 24 meeting, the Town of Oakland Commission discussed several planning tools intended to improve cell service, boost municipal revenue and attract commercial investment along State Road 50.
Commissioners described a draft telecom ordinance that would allow the town to permit construction of cell towers on designated town-owned property — with leases to carrier operators — and said staff would issue an RFP to solicit an operator. The proposal would site towers on vacant town land behind the police department and…
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