Politics & Government

Prince of Peace Cell Tower Shelved Indefinitely

City will review previous sites.

The long-debated Verizon cell tower issue at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church was again taken off an agenda—this time for six months.

Planning Director Bob Parry said the city received a letter dated March 28 from the legal group representing Verizon requesting the item be removed and postponed indefinitely. The item was scheduled to be voted on April 1.

Parry said a consultant was reviewing other options available besides the church location.

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“Our consulting engineer had a lot of questions,” Parry said before the April 1 Planning Commission meeting. “We’re re-examining sites from past.”

He told the audience at the meeting the item would be shelved.

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“We haven’t received all the information back by (the Westlake) consultant,” Parry said.

Planning Commission then made a motion to table the items for six months, and the motion was unanimously approved.  

Parry said a motion to table was required of the item could have been automatically approved.

Voting on the item has been tabled numerous times. In January, City Council held off on a vote. In February, the item was sent back to Planning Commission for additional review. Planning Commission had initially approved plans in 2012.


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