Clifton Park loses cell tower battle with Verizon

CLIFTON PARK - Plans for a disputed cell phone tower that Verizon Wireless wants to erect on Moe Road will go forward.U.S. District Court Northern District of New York judge in Syracuse ordered the town on Feb. 8 to "immediately issue all approvals and permits necessary to allow (Verizon) to construct and operate its proposed communication facility."Lawyers for Verizon successfully argued that the town had no "substantial evidence ... to support its denial" since the tower is a utility and it de