GREEN RIVER — The Green River City Council will continue its discussion on an 80-foot cell tower to be constructed on Uinta Drive during the Council meeting Tuesday night.

The Council will meet Tuesday, July 20, at 7 p.m. at Green River City Hall.

During the last meeting, the Council tabled the resolution to approve Union Telephone Company’s request for a Special Use Permit to build an 80-foot lattice type cell tower, as to allow for the public to express their opinions.

During that meeting, Union Telephone Company employee Tyler Tholl said that Union was approached by a co-locator, or a third party, to deploy a first responder network. To accomplish that, Tholl said they need a new structure.

The ideal location for this tower is at 380 Uinta Drive, according to Tholl. If it was located further south on Uinta Drive, Tholl said the tower would have to be even taller.

The tower would be an 80-foot lattice style tower structure that will allow for collocation of up to three carriers, an 11×20-foot building to house electronics, an 8×12-foot building to house a backup generator (height of both will be 10 feet), and the facility will have a 6-foot wood fence around the edge of it.

The Council tabled the resolution to approve the request, as to allow for the community to voice concerns or support. They will vote to un-table the approval of the resolution and will then vote on whether to approve or deny the resolution.

To view the complete meeting agenda, click here.