Received Monday, December 14, 2020:
Good morning Community Leaders,
I want to start by saying thank you for being patient and understanding as we work through this 5G deployment. We appreciate your countless efforts of providing feedback and participating in the approval process. The City was recently informed that Verizon will be pulling all residential permit applications from all upcoming Board of Public Works and Safety meetings. This withdrawal will be in effect indefinitely. Verizon will not proceed with structure approvals in neighborhoods until next year. This date has not been determined. The application status is applicable for all active permits (pending approval or tabled).
Verizon has cited its desire to concentrate on its fiber build-out as the primary reason for halting its pursuit of residential permits in Fishers. As a neighborhood which has begun the process of meeting or discussing 5G tower placements with the City, we are notifying you to share the following:
- All tabled or pending applications and permits are now considered withdrawn. If your neighborhood was scheduled at an upcoming Board of Works meeting, these agenda items have now been removed.
- Tabled or pending applications and permits will likely be submitted again at a later date. At that time, the City intends to restart the permit process from the beginning, meaning you will have another opportunity to review placements and discuss locations with Verizon Wireless and City of Fishers.
- This does not mean 5G implementation has stopped in the city. Several 5G towers, located in public right of way outside of neighborhoods, will undergo permitting and construction into 2021. Additionally, approved residential permits may be constructed within neighborhoods in 2021.
- Verizon Wireless has shared that it intends to re-launch its implementation of 5G in Fishers neighborhoods mid-2021.
We will continue to keep you updated on this evolving project. The City will notify you when the structures in your neighborhood are being considered for approval. This may or may not restart the review process, meaning we may need to meet with HOAs and property management teams on structure placements again. We will reach out to you with additional information on these 5G small cell structures as it becomes available.
Please share with the others from association and residents that may have planned on attending Board meetings or directly impacted. Please try to include the 5G@fishers.in.us account when sending correspondence.
Thank you,
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Gerrod Franklin |
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Assistant Director, Community Engagement |
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P 317.595.3129 |
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