'It just looks ugly,' Small cell tower makes waves in Aksarben neighborhood City approved permit application for Verizon small cell tower sitting in middle of sidewalk Share Updated: 6:29 PM CDT Jul 23, 2021 City approved permit application for Verizon small cell tower sitting in middle of sidewalk Share Updated: 6:29 PM CDT Jul 23, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WELL, ALEXANDRA THE CITY APPROVED THE PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SMALL CELL TOWER MAKING WASVE IN AN AXARBEN NEIGHBORHOOD A CITY COUNCILMAN AND STATE LAWMAKER HAVE STEPPED IN BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE ITAY M LATER FAIRLY NEW STATE LAW SUPPORTING TELECOM COMPANIES AND NEW 5G TECHNOLOGY. IT JUST LOOKUGLYS ND I THINK THEY COULD HAVE THOUGHT OF SOMETHINGET BTER. JANE MANZIK WAS NONEOO T PLEASED TO SEE HER SIDEWALK TORE UP IN ISTH TALL POLE RIGHT OUTSIDE HER HOME WHERE SHE GREW UP WHO’S GOING TO BUY A HOUSE WITH THAT? RIGHT THERE VERIZON INSTALLED A SMALL CELL TOWERO T BOOST 5G TECHNOLOGIES SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF HER. I GET 55TH AND POPPLETON MANZUK SAYS NO ONE TALKED WITH HER OUABT THEOWER T LIKE ANYBODY ELSE. I THOUGHT IT’S CRAZY IDEA. IT'’ GOT TO BE WRONG. NEWLY ELECTED CITY COUNCILMAN. DANNY BAGLEY HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET ANSWERS FOR NEIGHRSBO AND KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING ON ANOTHER SEWALIDK THE OPTICS OF THIS LIKE EVEBORYDY ELSE. IT LOOKS AT IT. IT JUST DOESN’T SEEM RHTIG VAGUELY SAYS THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO PUT THE TOWER BETWEEN THE CURB ANDHE T SIDEWALK, BUT WHEN EWSCR STARTED DIGGING THEY FOUND UNDERGROUND MUD D TWO LINES AND NEARBY OVERHEAD POWER LINES EAR IN THE WAY OMAHA’S HAMSTRUNG ON THIS ON WHAT WE CAN DO TO STOP HIT T PERMIT, I DON’T KNOW WHAT PUBLIC WORKS THEY WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS WITH TMHE AND NEWLY ELECTED STATE SENATOR. JOHN KAVANAGH IS ALSO INVOLVED. LOOKING INTO THE 2019 TELECOMD. BIOKING INTO THE 2019 TELECOMD. LL WHICH EXPEDITED THE BUILDING OF THE 5G NETWORK ACROSSHE T STATE. THERE ARE SPECIFIC PORTIONS OF IT THAT EMPOWER LOCAL ENTITIES TO DENY THESE APPLICATIONS FOR SPECIFIC REASONS REASONS SUCH AS BLOCKING PEDESTRIANS AND VIOLATING THE AMERICAN DI SABILITIES ACT. OKAY, ETV INVESTIGATES DISCOVERED THE CYIT HAS APPROVED 12 OTHER LOCATIONS FOR SMALL CELL TOWERS EXISTINGIG LHT POLES WILL BE REPLACED WHIT LOOPHOLES AND ANTENNAS NONE OFM THE AS OF RIGHT NOW APPEAR TO BE ON A SIDEWALK. HOWEVER CREWS COULD RUN INTO PROBLEMS AFTERHE T FACT LIKE THEY DID AT 55TH AND POPPLETON FOR NOW MANZIK HAS TO LIVE WITH IT. I DON’T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY. IT’S I DON’T LIKE IT AT ALL. AND SHE’S WORRIED ABOUT HER. PROPERTY VALS.UE NOW BEGLEY SAYS THE CITY PLANS TO BUILD A SIDEWALK AROUND THE POLE TO MEET THAT ADA REQUIREMENT NOW, I REACHED OUT TO VERIZON PUBLIC WORKS ON THE MAYOR'