A Colorado company that has been seeking to build a 120-foot 5G tower in Haines since January has again proposed to put it in a residential area. 

Atlas Tower 1 is proposing using land owned by Roger Schnabel’s Highland Estate’s Inc., at 877 Young Road, to build a 2,500 square foot wireless facility providing what it calls “critical wireless coverage” to the surrounding area. 

The company last requestedto build the tower on a piece…

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