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Pierce County OKs conditional-use for wireless tower, approves purchase of 2025 road grader
Summary
The Pierce County Board of Commissioners approved a conditional-use permit for a wireless communication tower on Knox Road and authorized trading a 2019 road grader toward a 2025 model with an estimated net cost of $248,969. Both actions were approved by voice vote.
Pierce County commissioners on Feb. 10 approved a conditional-use request to allow development and equipment installation of a wireless communication tower at Parcel #045-112 on Knox Road in Blackshear and authorized surplusing and trading a 2019 road grader toward the purchase of a new 2025 grader.
Commissioner David Lowman moved to approve the conditional-use permit for Parcel #045-112; Commissioner Troy Mattox seconded, and the motion carried. The item description in the meeting record identifies the parcel and the intended use as a wireless communication tower facility. No formal roll-call vote or abstentions were recorded in the minutes; the record states only that "the motion carried."
On a separate motion, commissioners approved surplusing the county’s 2019 road grader, trading it in and purchasing a 2025 road grader. The meeting record lists the new unit price as $324,969, an estimated trade-in allowance of $76,000 and an estimated net cost of $248,969. Chairman Neal Bennett said the sloper will be removed from the 2019 grader and attached to the new machine. Commissioner Randy Dixon moved the equipment action and Commissioner David Lowman seconded; the record states the motion carried.
A public commenter, Blake Edwards, asked earlier in the meeting about the rescinding of a bypass resolution; Chairman Neal Bennett replied that it is "a non-issue, it’s not going to happen." That comment was made during the public-comment portion and was not tied to either action.
The approvals were announced as carried by voice vote; the published minutes do not include individual vote tallies, conditions attached to approvals, or a timeline for tower permitting and construction. The county manager’s office will hold the administrative record and any subsequent permitting steps required by county codes and state regulations.
