Idaho officials say they are weighing stakeholder concerns following outcry over a proposed cellular tower lease on state-owned land near a popular outdoor recreation area.
The 195-foot tower would be built near the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery on endowment land owned by the Idaho Department of Lands. There is already a 100-foot tower owned and operated by Custer Telephone on the same parcel. The new tower was proposed by AT&T as part of the FirstNet program, a nationwide network meant to connect first responders in the event of a mass catastrophe. It would be about a mile from the northern end of Redfish Lake and about 765 feet… READ MORE
