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Resident urges town hall, questions Verizon coverage claims for proposed Pleasant Prairie tower
Summary
A resident asked the Village of Pleasant Prairie to require independent verification of Verizon's radio-frequency coverage claims for a proposed 145-foot monopole and requested a public town-hall where Towers LLC and Verizon answer questions about the application.
A member of the public told the Village of Pleasant Prairie that Verizon's radio-frequency engineer affidavit and propagation maps are "theoretical, scientifically, non probative, self-serving" and lack real-world validation such as drive-test or drop-call data. The commenter urged the village to have Towers LLC pay for an independent radio-frequency engineer to verify whether service gaps and 911 coverage needs cited by Verizon actually exist.
The speaker highlighted publicly available tower data, saying "according to the antennasearch.com, 70 cell towers and 209 wireless antennas are already up and operational within a 3 mile radius of 8934th Avenue in Kenosha," and argued residents report good outdoor and indoor wireless coverage that contradicts Verizon's needs case. The speaker asked the village to hold a town-hall where Towers LLC and Verizon can answer public questions about the application. No village action on requiring such independent verification was recorded in the meeting transcript.
