Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness and his appointees on the Board of Public Works and Safety continue to deny Verizon 5G towers, using criteria established by state law and city policies, where the towers obstruct views from homes in that neighborhood.

One tower in Sunblest Farms drew 4 speakers from the neighborhood in opposition to the tower, including an attorney representing the Home Owners Association (HOA).  An attorney from Verizon spoke, explaining why the tower could not be moved for technical reasons.

“I don’t view (the Sunblest Farms 5G tower) as an appropriate location for a 5G cell tower,” said Fadness.  “It’s smack-dab in the middle of what I can see as, at least four homes, that would be looking directly at that the tower.”

The board denied the request for the one Sunblest Farms tower up for consideration at the Thursday morning meeting.  The board went on the approve several towers in the Sunblest neighborhood while denying two additional 5G towers.