Viaero is expect to complete construction of a cell tower in Rushville either today or tomorrow and have it in operation by the end of the year.

Mayor Chris Heiser, who has been the local Viaero dealer for a little more than 2 years, says the company first tried to put up a tower when it came to Rushville last year, but ran into opposition from neighbors of the proposed site.

The project was stymied until  Heiser…who is also a partner in Sides and Milburn Ford…discovered that property across the street from the dealership was zoned commercial and could serve as a tower site. Viaero purchased a small parcel and poured the concrete footings in July.

The last 3 segments of the 150-foot metal tower were being erected Thursday. Heiser thinks most Rushville residents are happy to see the tower, or at least aren’t terribly upset by it since cell phone towers are becoming a more and more common sight…not just in the country, but inside city limits as well.

Heiser says anyone with questions about the tower or Viaero can contact him at either Sides and Milburn or the Viaero office…which just happens to be at the car dealership.