Representatives for Verizon Wireless presented revised landscaping and fencing plans for a proposed equipment compound at 121 Parker Avenue and the City of Poughkeepsie Zoning Board of Appeals continued the public hearing to allow staff time to review additional photos and a final resolution. Scott Olsen, representing Verizon Wireless, and Steve Grama of Aerosmith Development described new planting and fencing details and said existing barbed wire would be removed.

The revised submittal adds vegetation along the north and east property lines and "some staggered vegetation" in the front yard area, Olsen said, and the plan lists roughly 16 emerald green and 22 green giant trees between the two property lines. Olsen told the board the proposed compound fence will be chain link at about six feet tall and that "all existing barbed wire ... fencing on the existing fences will be removed by the owner." He also said the applicant will not add barbed wire to the new fence.

Why it matters: the board must balance engineering, screening, and neighborhood character when approving telecommunications equipment compounds. Landscaping, fencing height and screening affect visual impact and can be conditions of site-plan approval.

In discussion, a board member asked whether the privacy slats and the white/off‑white privacy screen visible adjacent to the site are located on the applicant's property or the neighboring parcel; Olsen said he would confirm ownership and provide photographs. The board also asked for photos of the western fence and any privacy slats "so we can see if it's the screening that we're expecting it to be," the chair said. Olsen said the gate into the compound would be a 12‑foot double gate and estimated the compound sits about 134 feet from the road.

The board discussed whether slats should be required in the chain‑link fence; one member said landscaping on the north and east sides should provide screening and that the western side already has a privacy fence on the adjacent property. The board asked staff to review the full‑scale plans from Tectonic and prepare a resolution for the next meeting. The applicant agreed to submit photographs of the western fence and to confirm whether the adjacent slatted screen is on the applicant's parcel.

Action and next steps: the chair moved to close the public hearing for the item and the board voted to continue the application and to take up a resolution at the next monthly meeting. No final site‑plan approval was recorded at this meeting; the board asked staff to draft the resolution and review the requested clarifications before a final vote.

Additional details: the plan as shown to the board retains chain‑link fencing (no new barbed wire), includes landscape screening to the north and east, and proposes limited plantings in front where earlier approvals anticipated more vegetation. The applicant identified Tectonic as the engineering/plan source.

The board closed the session on the item and scheduled the resolution for the next month after staff review of the photos and full‑size plans.