Heber City is debating whether to let a 65-foot cell tower go up in a residential area. Neighbors are worried it’ll be a total eyesore and tank their property values, while the city tries to balance that against the need for better reception.
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Rising — being discussed more frequently. 3 mentions in the last 30 days, 1 the 60 before, 1 the 90 before that.
There is no direct fiscal impact to the city from the zone change itself.
Residents living near the current well site would benefit from having the tower moved further away.
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During a Heber City Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday night, resident Jared Jones compared a 65-foot-tall cell tower planned to be built in his neighborhood to a wasp that was buzzing around the meeting room. To those near the front of the room, the insect in the back rows was barely perceptible. But from where Jones was sitting, “that sucker was huge.”