Wednesday, May 23, 2007

County seeking waiver for tower on new jail

Hailey mayor expresses concerns

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By JON DUVAL
Express Staff Writer

While the new Blaine County jail is scheduled to open in Hailey by fall 2008, plans could face a roadblock if Hailey's Planning and Zoning Commission has a similar reaction to an expected waiver request as its City Council has.

Hailey's council members have expressed concern over an expected proposal by the Blaine County Commission that the P&Z waive the height restriction of Hailey's ordinance regulating cell towers in the town.

The communications tower, which would be about 75 feet tall and part of a new county jail, was not included in the project plans the P&Z approved in February.

At a meeting on Monday, May 21, Hailey Mayor Susan McBryant presented a letter she wrote to P&Z Chairwoman Stephanie Marvel requesting that Marvel check if her commission has the legal authority to waive the ordinance.

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McBryant also asked Marvel to make sure proper notice is posted in order to inform the public of when the P&Z will be hearing the county commissioners' request for the waiver, thus allowing residents the opportunity to voice their opinions.

"I think this is a request for the greater good, but that it will have a deleterious effect (on) the citizens of Hailey," McBryant said Monday.

The mayor also wants the city's planning staff to brief the P&Z on the reasoning behind the original adoption of the height ordinance so they fully understand why it's in place.