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Yankton City Commission Preparing for Small Cells

Yankton City Commission Preparing for Small Cells

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The Yankton City Commission will hold a workshop later this month to discuss an ordinance needed to regulate small cell development.
City Attorney Ross Den Herder defined what the technology is….

Community and Economic Development Director Dave Mingo says the ordinance gives the city control over the location and operation…

Mingo says federal rules don’t give them a lot of time…

Mingo says without an ordinance; federal rules then dictate how and where those towers can be located.
The public meeting on the cell tower ordinance will be held March 25th.

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