POWELL BUTTE, OR -- A cell phone and radio tower is planned for near Powell Butte and the Bureau of Land Management is taking public feedback on the project, proposed for BLM lands and private property. An environmental assessment is now underway. 

The proposed wireless communications facility would consist of a 150-foot tall tower, panel and microwave antenna, radio transmitters, receivers and cables, as well as a shelter, backup emergency generator, fuel tank and access road. It would provide cell phone and first responder services in the Powell Butte and Alfalfa areas.

The Bureau of Land Management is opening a 30-day public comment period today for feedback on the environmental assessment for the Powell Butte Communications Site Right-of-Way Project. The wireless communications facility will provide wireless telecommunications and first responder services in the Powell Butte and Alfalfa areas.

The environmental assessment considers the potential impacts from the construction, operation, and maintenance of the proposed wireless communications use facility. The public comment period ends at 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time on June 30, 2023. Comments will be accepted at the address below, via email to blm_or_pr_lands@blm.gov, or by calling 541-416-6711. Project information can be accessed through the BLM’s ePlanning website.

Deschutes Field Office 
Lisa Clark 
3050 NE 3rd Street 491
Prineville, OR 97754 

Please be aware comments, including your personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, it is not guaranteed. For additional information, please contact Ferris Couture, Planning and Environmental Coordinator, at (541) 416-6711 or by email.