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T-Mobile customers in Oldham County will soon get better reception while talking on their cell phones.Powertel/Memphis Inc., the company that owns T-Mobile, will construct a telecommunications tower on Dispatchers Way in Buckner to improve wireless service for T-Mobile users. The 260-foot tower will include a 15-foot lightning rod and four satellite dishes near a 300-foot tower for Oldham County Central Dispatch.Oldham County Planning and Zoning commissioners unanimously approved the development plan for the tower Tuesday.

Planners approved development plans for a second section of Pond Creek subdivision on Tuesday. The 110 lots, where home prices will range from $300,000 to $500,000, are located on 78 acres on Ky. 1793.

The county’s investment in Oldham Reserve, a business and retail campus designed to promote economic development in Oldham County, was scheduled to cut into the 2008 county budget.But county financial officers plan to postpone a payment scheduled for Dec.

Business owners asked a committee to toss out La Grange’s sign ordinance Jan. 10, complaining the ordinance, which many call “anti-business,” deters growth and economic development in the city. More than 30 business owners suggested members of the ordinance review committee create a grandfather clause to protect pre-existing signs. Many also complained about selective enforcement and a lack of communication between the city council and business community. The committee includes Wally Nay, Lucy Ricketts, Tadd Humble and Debbie Pollard.