Leelanau Township Set For Decision on Braman Hill Cell Tower
By Art Bukowski | Sept. 4, 2026
The Leelanau Township board could decide on a proposed telecommunications tower on Braman Hill as soon as next week’s regular board meeting.
A company working with Verizon Wireless wants a lease to put a 195-foot tower at Braman Hill Recreation Area, a 65-acre parcel owned by the township and beloved by many area residents. It’s intended to help address spotty cell phone service in the area, a long-standing problem that’s well-known to residents and government officials.
The proposal is the most recent for a tower in the Northport area, with the township planning commission rejecting a similar sized tower on private property along Kitchen Road near Garthe Road early last …
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