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Planning Commission reviews NextLink contract, considers colocation on proposed US Cellular tower
Summary
Commissioners reviewed NextLink's tower contract and conditional use permit; Commissioner Burton offered to ask NextLink about potential colocation on the US Cellular tower. The commission agreed to check Seward County tower ordinances and follow up before the next meeting.
The Village of Garland Planning Commission reviewed a NextLink tower contract and conditional use permit during its Jan. 23 meeting and discussed possible colocation with a proposed US Cellular tower.
Commissioners examined the NextLink contract language and the conditional use permit. Commissioner Dave Burton said he would ask NextLink whether the company could colocate its equipment on the US Cellular tower under consideration. Commissioners directed staff and members to check Seward County tower ordinances, contact a person identified as Kirkland who had hesitations about the US Cellular proposal, and assemble zoning and construction information before the next commission meeting.
No vote was taken on the NextLink contract at the Jan. 23 meeting; commissioners treated the item as a review and set follow-up tasks to gather more information.
