The
members of Prairie du Sauck, Wisconsin have filed a lawsuit against the village’s
planning commission because they oppose the cell phone tower that is being
built by their homes. Earlier this summer, Governor Scott Walker signed a law
that limits municipalities’ authority over the placement of cell towers.
The
members of the Plan Commission felt they had little choice when it came to
approving a conditional use permit when Verizon submitted a proposal for a
150-foot cell tower on the community high school’s property. The members of the
community want the tower to be placed away from where the majority of the
townspeople live and they hope to settle this dispute in court.
The Sauk Prairie School Board voted 5-2 in
March to approve a tower lease agreement under which Verizon would pay the
district $15,000 per year. The commission considered the feelings of the
community members, but followed the law signed by the governor that prohibits them
from denying a tower for aesthetic reasons. It also prohibits the commission
from limiting the duration of the permit. The law was passed to make it easier
for cell phone companies to construct towers and provide consumers with
adequate cell phone service.
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