Cell tower request prompts concernts

Verizon LLC has requested permission from TJ Gideon, owner of Cedar Ridge RV Park, to install a communication tower on the lower lot near Pine Haven’s community center, saying that this site would be an ideal spot, with the capacity to cover the town and lake.

However, according to municipal law, the town does not allow the installation of such implements on private or commercial property within town limits.

Planning and Zoning chair Charlie Gulley recently told the governing body, “We discussed the fact that chapter seven – ordinance on communications, indicates that no tower can be put on pr...