Docket No. 502 - Verizon, Newton Road, Woodbridge, CT

DOCKET NO. 502 - Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a telecommunications facility located at 118 Newton Road, Woodbridge, Connecticut.

APPLICATION (recd. 05/13/21)

Narrative, 05/13/21

Attachments:

1. Woodbridge North 2 Facility- Factual Summary and Project Plans
2. Certificate of Service of Application on Government Officials; and List of Officials Served
3. Legal Notice in the New Haven Register
4. List of Abutting Landowners and Certificate of Service; Notice Letter
5. Federal Communications Commission Licenses
6. Coverage Maps - Location of Woodbridge North 2 and Surrounding Cell Sites
7. Antenna and Equipment Specifications
8. Site Search Summary
9. Visibility Analysis
10. USFWS and NDDB Compliance Determination
11. Wetlands Inspection Report
12. Preliminary Historic Resource s Determination
13. Farmland Soils Map
14. General Power Density Table
15. National Flood Hazard Layer FIRMette
16. Public Information Meeting Legal and Abutters' Notices and Presentation Materials
17. Federal Airways & Airspace Report
18. Land Lease Agreement - Redacted

Bulk Items:

1. Technical Report
2. Zoning Regulations for the Town of Woodbridge
3. Town of Woodbridge Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations
4. Town of Woodbridge 2015-25 Plan of Conservation and Development

 

PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE

• Council Letter to Town of Woodbridge, 05/14/21
• Council Decision on Motion for Protective Order, 06/03/21
• Council Completeness Review, 06/03/21
• Council Acknowledgement of WNNET Request for Status, 06/09/21
• Council Interrogatories to Applicant, Set One, 06/09/21
• Council Acknowledgement of the Town of Woodbridge Request for Status, 06/10/21
• Council Decision on WNNET Request for Status, 06/18/21
• Council Decision on Town of Woodbridge Request for Status, 06/18/21
• Council Interrogatories to WNNET, Set One, 06/22/21
• Council Acknowledgement of Ochsner Place, LLC Request for Status, 06/23/21
• Council Decision on Applicant's Request for an Extension of Time to Respond to WNNET's Interrogatories, 07/07/21
• Council Procedural Correspondence, 07/07/21
• Council Decision on Ochsner Place, LLC Request for Status, 07/14/21
• Council Decision on Applicant's Second Request for Extension to Respond to WNNET's Interrogatories, 7/26/21
• Council Decision on WNNET's Objection to the Applicant's Second Request for Extension to Respond to WNNET's Interrogatories, 07/26/21
• Council Interrogatories to the Town of Woodbridge, 07/29/21
• Council Interrogatories to the Applicant, Set Two, 07/29/21
• Council Decision on WNNET Motion to Dismiss for Failure of Mandatory Notice, 10/20/21

 

STATE AGENCY COMMENTS

• Connecticut Airport Authority Comments, 06/08/21
• Department of Transportation Comments, received 08/03/21

 

PUBLIC OFFICIALS

• Senator  Richard Blumenthal Comments, received 7/1/21
• Senator James Maroney, Representative Mary Welander and Senator Jorge Cabrera Comments, 5/26/21
• Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro Comments, 8/23/21
• Senator James Maroney, Representative Mary Welander, and Senator Jorge Cabrera Additional Comments, 11/18/21

MUNICIPAL COMMENTS

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER CORRESPONDENCE

 

HEARING INFORMATION

• July 13, 2021 Hearing Documents, 06/04/21
  1. Instruction for Public Access to Remote Public Hearing
  2. Public Hearing Notice
  3. Hearing Program for July 13th
  4. Citizens Guide to Siting Council Procedures
  5. Proposed Facility Site Plan
• Remote Hearing Procedure Memorandum and Pre-Remote Hearing Teleconference, 06/08/21
• Zoom Remote Public Hearing Recording, 07/13/21 (Passcode:  n5J@jf9X  )
• Council Memorandum Regarding Rulings of Motions and the Continuation of the Evidentiary Hearing Session, 07/14/21
  1. Instructions for Access to the August 31, 2021 Continued Evidentiary Hearing Session
  2. Hearing Program for August 31st
• Zoom Remote Public Hearing Recording, 08/31/21  (Passcode:   RE79dm%i )
• Council Memorandum Regarding Conclusion of Evidentiary Hearing, 09/01/21
  1. Instructions for Access to the September 21, 2021 Evidentiary Hearing Session
  2. Hearing Program for September 21st
• Zoom Remote Public Hearing Recording, 09/21/21 (Passcode:    ?^ZAb9&2  )
• Council Memorandum Regarding Ruling on Motions and the Conclusion of Evidentiary Hearing Session, 09/22/21
  1. Instructions for Access to the October 19, 2021 Evidentiary Hearing Session
  2. Hearing Program for October 19th
• Zoom Remote Public Hearing Recording, 10/19/21 (Passcode:  nH5bB=Fc  )

Schedules

• Schedule, 05/14/21
• Schedule, 06/03/21
• Schedule, 06/09/21
• Schedule, 07/14/21
• Schedule, 09/01/21
• Schedule, 09/22/21

 

Service Lists

• Service List, 05/14/21
• Service List, 06/17/21
• Service List, 06/25/21
• Service List, 07/14/21
• Service List, 08/27/21

 

Hearing Program

• Hearing Program, 07/13/21
• Hearing Program, 08/31/21
• Hearing Program, 09/21/21
• Hearing Program, 10/19/21

 

Transcripts

• Hearing Transcript 2 p.m., 7/13/21
• Public Session Transcript 6:30 p.m., 07/13/21
• Council Transcript Memorandum, 07/22/21
• Continued Evidentiary Hearing Transcript 2 p.m., 08/31/21
• Council Transcript Memorandum, 09/15/21
• Continued Evidentiary Hearing Transcript 2 p.m., 09/21/21
• Council Transcript Memorandum, 09/29/21
• Continued Evidentiary Hearing Transcript 2 p.m., 10/19/21
• Council Transcript Memorandum, 11/8/21

 

PARTIES AND INTERVENORS

APPLICANT - Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (Verizon)

Exhibits

• Applicant's Affidavit of Publication, 05/24/21
• Signed Protective Order, 06/03/21
• Applicant's Responses to Council Interrogatories, Set One, 06/30/21
• Applicant's Sign Posting Affidavit, 7/12/21
• Applicant's Corrected Revised Viewshed Map "Area of Seasonal Visibility", 7/13/21
• Applicant's Responses to Council Interrogatories, Set Two, 08/17/21
• Applicant's Late-Filed Exhibits, 08/17/21
• Applicant's Responses to WNNET's Interrogatories, 08/17/21
• Applicant's Supplemental Late-Filed Exhibits, 08/18/21
• Applicant's Late-Filed Exhibits, 09/14/21
• Late-Filed Attachment 1 Part 1  Late-Filed Attachment 1 Part 2
• Late-Filed Attachment 2 - Applicant's 700 MHz coverage from  the 4 Meetinghouse Lane, Woodbridge Police Department Tower
• Late-Filed Attachment 3 - Applicant's 700 MHz coverage from 15 Meetinghouse Lane, Woodbridge

 

Correspondence

• Applicant's Request for Extension of Time to Respond to WNNET Interrogatories, 07/06/21
• Applicant's Pre-Hearing Submission, 07/06/21
• Applicant's Objection to WNNET's Motion for Hearing Continuation or to Deny the Application as Incomplete, 09/17/21

 

Motions and Objections

• Applicant's Motion for Protective Order, 05/21/21
• Applicant's Objection to WNNET's Motion to Dismiss, 10/15/21

Post Hearing Brief and Draft Findings of Fact

Applicant's Post-Hearing Brief, 11/18/21

 

INTERVENOR/CEPA INTERVENOR - Woodbridge Newton Neighborhood Environmental Trust (WNNET)

Exhibits

• WNNET Application to Intervene Under CEPA §22a-19, §4-177a and §16-50n, 06/08/21
• WNNET Responses to Council Interrogatories, Set One, received 07/02/21
• WNNET Isotrope Report & Coverage Analysis and Resume of David Maxson, received 08/24/21
• WNNET Letter Report of Edgar Smith and attached Resume of Edgar Smith, received 8/24/21
• Attachment C - Drone Flight Site Visit to Newton Road Neighborhood
• WNNET Late-Filed Exhibits and Resume of Mitchell Smooke, received 09/14/21

 

Correspondence

• WNNET Discovery Requests to Applicant, 06/29/21
• WNNET Witness and Exhibit List, 08/24/21

 

Motions and Objections

• WNNET Motion for Hearing in Woodbridge or New Haven County and Site Visit, 06/28/21
• WNNET Motion for Hearing Continuation to Accept SHPO Rulings or in the Alternative to Deny the Application as Incomplete, 09/16/21
• WNNET Motion to Dismiss - Failure of Mandatory Notice, 10/08/21

Post Hearing Brief and Draft Findings of Fact

WNNET Post-Hearing Brief, 11/18/21

 

PARTY - Town of Woodbridge (Town)

Exhibits

• Town of Woodbridge Request for Party Status, 06/09/21
• Town of Woodbridge Pre-Filed Testimony of B. Heller, 07/06/21
• Town of Woodbridge Responses to Council Interrogatories, Set One, 8/17/21

Correspondence

Town of Woodbridge Service List Change Request, 06/25/21

 

Motions and Objections

PARTY/CEPA INTERVENOR - Ochsner Place, LLC, Mark Greengarden, and Michele Greengarden (OGG)

Exhibits

OGG Request for Party Status, 06/22/21

Correspondence

OGG Service List Change Request, 08/27/21

Motions and Objections

Post Hearing Brief and Draft Findings of Fact

OGG Post-Hearing Brief, 11/18/21

COUNCIL'S DRAFT FINDINGS OF FACT

• Council's Draft Findings of Fact, 12/03/21
• OGG Comments on Council's Draft Findings of Fact, 12/10/21

FINAL DECISION

• Council's Final Decision Documents, 12/20/21
• Request for Extension of Construction Time and Council Extension Decision, 11/05/25

DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (D&M Plan)

• D&M Plan, 12/03/25
• D&M Plan Schedule, 12/08/25
• WNNET D&M Plan Comments, 01/07/26
• Council D&M Plan and Staff Report, 01/09/26