BJ Weems

“My Verizon phone and AT&T phone through work don’t really work at her house,” Hassel Weems told the Putnam County Commission, referring to his mother’s property where she wants to lease a small area to a cellular tower builder. “Those people can’t call 911 if the power is out.” CONTRIBUTED

“My Verizon phone and AT&T phone through work don’t really work at her house,” Hassel Weems told the Putnam County Commission, referring to his mother’s property where she wants to lease a small area to a cellular tower builder. “Those people can’t call 911 if the power is out.” CONTRIBUTED

Putnam Commissioners approve another new cell tower

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
The Sept. 16 Putnam County Commission meeting opened with a Planning and Zoning hearing on a request to build a new 255-foot cell tower on land owned by 83-year-old BJ Weems, whose family has been on the property at 1103 Oconee Springs Road for nearly a century.The conditional use request, filed on...
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