A proposal to install a wireless cellphone tower near a tennis court at a Fairfax County community swim and tennis club has divided residents in the Mantua neighborhood of Northern Virginia.

On Tuesday, the Mantua Swim and Tennis Club is scheduled to host a meeting for its 600 member households to vote on a plan that would allow Verizon to install a 150-foot wireless tower next to a tennis court.

The scheduled vote is for a proposed bylaw amendment. Verizon would need to get zoning approval from the county if members vote to advance the proposal.

In a statement, the club said it has provided independent studies and detailed responses to anticipated questions to its member households. The plan, it said, would help improve service for Verizon customers, something some residents have advoc

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