A cellphone tower is not going up near Cloud Springs Road.
The Catoosa County Commission unanimously voted to reject Gulfsouth Towers’ request to build a 160-foot-tall hulk of metal about a mile south of Costco. T-Mobile wanted to use the location to boost coverage in the region, said Doria Durham, an agent with Gulfsouth Towers.
However, the property is located within 1,000 feet of some homes, a violation of the county’s code for cellphone towers. Also, the tower would be taller than 100 feet, the limit for such a structure in a residential area.
At Tuesday’s meeting, Commission Chairman Steve Henry asked if anybody opposed putting a tower there. Three people raised their hands, though they declined to speak to the commission.
Gulfsouth Towers, a Louisiana company that builds infrastructure for wireless systems, first approached the county’s planning commission about putting a tower there in September. At the time, the company wanted to build one 250 feet tall.