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Commissioners deny Georgia Power tower permit after title dispute and resident objections
Summary
The Glynn County Board of Commissioners denied SUP-25-1, a special-use permit for a communications tower sited at a Georgia Power substation, after neighbors raised an unsettled parcel boundary and commissioners said promised follow-up had not been completed. The denial is for one year; applicants may return earlier if title is cleared.
The Glynn County Board of Commissioners voted to deny SUP-25-1 on April 2, 2026, after a heated discussion over ownership of a narrow parcel adjoining a proposed tower site at a Georgia Power substation.
The vote followed a presentation from Planning senior planner Christopher Kerry and an update from Jonathan Yates, agent for Helman & Yates representing Georgia Power. Yates told the board his team had not found recorded documents showing Georgia Power owns a small sliver of land identified by neighbors as “track 4,” and said the company will site the tower on an undisputed portion of the substation property (referred to as track 3). “We will in no way touch track 4 in any way until this is fully…
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