Project WTF: STOP THIS SHIFT — Eliminate Wireless Telecommunication Facility Subsidies and Reject ZTA 19-07

Make WTF industry fees fully self-supporting, without diminishing protections for Resident Taxpayers.

Say NO to ZTA 19-07, which portends adverse impacts on Resident Taxpayers.

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