Woodstock Leaders Closely Monitor Cell Tower Bill
A bill gathering steam in the Georgia General Assembly that would shorten the time local governments can consider cell tower applications is being monitored by local leaders.
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Woodstock Leaders Closely Monitor Cell Tower Bill
A bill gathering steam in the Georgia General Assembly that would shorten the time local governments can consider cell tower applications is being monitored by local leaders.
While they have no formal plans to announce opposition to a bill that would shorten the time local cities and counties can review cell tower applications, local leaders are keeping a close eye on House Bill 176. The legislation would give local governments a 150-day window to consider approving or rejecting a cell tower application. If the application hasn't been decided on within the 150 days, the tower would automatically be approved. The bill, formally titled the Mobile Broadband Infrastructure Leads to Development (BILD) Act, last week was approved by the Georgia House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee, chaired by the bill's chief sponsor East Cobb Republican State Representative Don Parsons. Parsons recently told …
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David Dyer
10:23 pm on Monday, February 25, 2013
Apparently some of our Legislators haven't been told that the FCC instituted wireless application timelines in 2010, to wit: JANUARY 12, 2010 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently issued an administrative ruling setting deadlines for state and local zoning agencies to act upon applications for siting of wireless communications facilities. The ruling sets the following "shot clock" … more ›