What residents need to know
At a Feb. 18 meeting, Fulshear City Council approved a specific use permit for Vertical Bridge, a telecommunications service provider, to construct a telecommunications tower at the Cross Creek Bend Water Plant to improve cellular connections as demand increases.
“As Fulshear continues to rapidly grow there is an increasing strain on the capacity and coverage of the cellular network within the area,” Planning Director Josh Brothers said in an email. “City staff has been working diligently with network providers to construct cell towers and install antennas to meet this demand.”
The details
The 100-foot-tall monopole tower will be located at the northern part of the water plant site with Verizon as the anchor tenant, according to agenda documents. The site also has the capacity to house two additional carriers.
What else?
City Manager Zach Goodlander said the city is also pursuing lease agreements for additional cell tower sites within the city’s right of way, including Primrose and Eagle Landing parks.
“Although cell service isn't a city utility, we recognize how critical it is for our residents and we're working to connect tower companies with landowners, and looking into opportunities to utilize city-owned properties as well,” he said in an email.
Going forward
Community Impact reached out to Fulshear officials to learn more about the installation timeline but the information wasn’t available as of press time.
