Lewis County For Safe Tech

Lewis County for Safe Tech is a citizen-led initiative working to stop the construction of a 150-foot Verizon Wireless cell tower proposed at 262 Skyview Drive in Mossyrock, WA.

Our reasons for opposing this project

  • The proposed tower site lies less than 300 feet from residential structures. This is dangerously close, especially given the fire hazards associated with telecommunications equipment, back-up power systems, and increased electrical infrastructure. Our region is already highly susceptible to wildfires and high winds, and introducing additional ignition risks in such close quarters to family homes is irresponsible and unacceptable.

  • Mossyrock is known and loved for its peaceful, scenic, and rural environment. This is why we chose to live here. The construction of an industrial-scale tower—150 feet tall—will permanently alter the landscape, disrupt wildlife, cause noise pollution during and after construction, and destroy the quiet serenity that defines this area. This is not just an eyesore—it’s an erosion of everything Mossyrock stands for.

  • The application claims that the site is served by a 20-foot-wide access road. This is false. The only access available is a narrow, private one-way road, 10–12 feet wide at most, and privately funded by the homeowners along it, who recently spent over $127,000 for its maintenance and upkeep. This road was not designed or intended for commercial or heavy industrial traffic, and its use for such purposes raises safety and liability concerns for all residents.

  • The majority of the neighboring property owners firmly reject the idea of this tower being constructed so close to their homes. We were not ever in agreement , and our safety, wellbeing, and investment in this community are being sacrificed for the financial gain of one landowner and a corporation. This is not community development—it is exploitation.

  • We moved to Mossyrock to escape urban sprawl, industrial intrusion, and to find peace in nature. To have this violated by a project that benefits so few at the direct and lasting expense of the rest of the community is deeply unjust.