The Lassen County Planning Commission meets at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5 in the Lassen County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 707 Nevada St.
The commission will hold a public hearing (continued from its July 1 meeting) to consider approving a use permit for an 88 foot tall Verizon Wireless concealed tree tower, antennas and support equipment on a parcel owned by Cunningham Properties, LLC, next to 704-485 Richmond Road East, near the California Highway Patrol Office.
The area where the new Verizon tower, if approved, may be built. (Image from Google Earth)
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