The decision comes after months of multiple site tests, public hearings, and arguments for and against the 120-foot tower.

The zoning board of appeals made decisions in March about parking boats in driveways and installing white vinyl privacy fences in side yards in a luxury neighborhood where those kinds of fences were prohibited in the purchase contracts.

Verizon wants to close a coverage gap in the hilly rural terrain.

At the Nov. 6 town board meeting, Knox authorized an agreement for 4G Long Term Evolution wireless communication service on its nearby tower used by Verizon and AT&T.