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Council treats Drew a Drive tower filing as an amendment, keeps prior conditions in place
Summary
Council voted to process a revised Drew a Drive application as an amendment to the previously approved cell-tower permit, keeping the six original conditions and assigning a township point person to monitor compliance; no new public hearing was required.
Council reviewed a revision to the Drew a Drive cell-tower application that alters antenna placement on the array and changes the ground‑level equipment to support a different bandwidth. Staff said the change does not materially alter the visual appearance of the pole but does require different equipment in the fenced ground enclosure.
Several residents expressed concern about recurring maintenance and equipment upgrades. Council members noted the township cannot regulate RF health standards (an FCC authority) but can set and enforce reasonable permit conditions. Members said treating the filing as an amendment would keep the six previously negotiated permit conditions in force. A motion to consider the submittal an amendment and to forgo another public hearing passed unanimously. Council designated Mr. Midas as the township point person for the project and asked staff to confirm a contact person from the applicant for operational complaints.
The decision leaves the original permit conditions binding on the amended filing; councilors asked staff to monitor future maintenance visits and to require contact information for rapid response to neighborhood complaints.
