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Commissioners adopt tower site‑plan resolution; one commissioner criticizes telecom process and Verizon
Summary
The board approved a resolution for a telecommunications tower site plan (Roy Low CTC OBO Tag Towers LLC). Commissioner Young voted in favor but voiced strong public criticism of the process and Verizon, saying federal law constrained the board’s discretion.
The Warren County Board of Commissioners on June 16 adopted a resolution approving the site‑plan application identified as zoning case 101‑2025 for Roy Low CTC OBO Tag Towers LLC (1105 Nixon Camp Road in Turtle Creek Township), a communications tower project. The clerk read the resolution by title and the board approved it by motion and roll call.
Commissioner remarks: After voting yes, Commissioner Young delivered a forceful statement expressing sympathy for residents who opposed the tower, criticizing the company’s outreach and specifically naming Verizon for how it handled the siting. Young said he felt the board repeatedly tried to find alternatives and had at times gone against legal advice, but that federal telecommunications law and recent case law limited the county’s ability to deny the application: "...including the Federal Telecommunications Act that we have to follow that it's literally a check the box decision...if we would have turned this down, they would have marched across the street into court..."
