Canton 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 the city of Canton has no formal plans to announce opposition to a bill that would shorten the time local cities and counties can review cell tower applications, its 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 …
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