AT&T is looking to improve its coverage with a new cell tower placed inside a grove of eucalyptus trees north of Tomales. The company has requested coastal and use permits and design review approval to install a new 4G LTE wireless communication pole on a 197-acre lot on a ranch owned by Glen Parks. In its application to the county, AT&T states its objective is to “provide improved in-building and in-transit wireless coverage” as well as to “close a significant service coverage gap in personal wireless service and provide improved coverage in the Tomales area” to surrounding residential and agricultural zones. The 75-foot communication pole would contain 12 panel antennas, 18 remote radio units, three surge suppressors and a diesel-powered emergency power generator. In documents submitted to the county, AT&T noted that several large, mature eucalyptus trees on the site will help screen and camouflage the pole, which will itself be built in the shape of a eucalyptus tree. While structures for 5G, the newest cell network, have seen strong community pushback throughout West Marin, Tom Lai, deputy director of the Community Development Agency, said he has not heard any concerns about the new AT&T project in Tomales. Mr. Lai said this could be due in part to the fact that fears over older networks like 3G and 4G have subsided, or perhaps because of the rural nature of the proposed site. “For the facilities in West Marin, in rural areas, there hasn’t been community pushback because these are on rural ranches,” Mr. Lai said. “Within or near villages is where we’ve historically received pushback. When these are in more remote areas, we tend not to see immediate community concern.”