Plans for a tower taller than Utah’s tallest building are scrapped after community outcry

The application to place the tower inside Bears Ears National Monument was withdrawn Wednesday from the Federal Communications Commission’s list of projects seeking approval.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Bears Ears formation rises above White Canyon along U.S. Highway 95 near Natural Bridges National Monument in San Juan County. An application for the construction of a telecom tower off of U.S. Highway 95 within the monument was withdrawn on Wednesday.

Plans for a tower taller than Utah’s tallest building are scrapped after community outcry

The application to place the tower inside Bears Ears National Monument was withdrawn Wednesday from the Federal Communications Commission’s list of projects seeking approval.

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