Connecticut Siting Council

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Long Island Sound Resource and Use Inventory/Long Island Sound Blue Plan Survey

DOCKET NO. 534 - The Towers, LLC application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a telecommunications facility and associated equipment located at 90 Woodstock Avenue West (Route 171), Woodstock, Connecticut.

APPLICATION (recd. 04/01/25)
Narrative, 03/31/25
List of Attachments
1 Verizon’s Coverage Plots
2 Summary of Site Search and List and Map of Existing Tower/Cell Sites
3. General Facility Description, Site Evaluation Report, Site Impact Statement, Facility and Equipment Specifications, Tree Inventory, List of Residential Buildings within 1000’
4. Aerial Map, Topographical Map, Drawings, FAA 1-A Survey Certification, FAA Summary Report
5. Visual Assessment
6. Preliminary Historic Resources Evaluation; Avian Resources Evaluation; and USFWS & NDDB Compliance Report
7. Power Density Analysis
8. Wetland Inspection Report, Wetland, Vernal Pool & Floodplain Analysis
9. Materials related to municipal consultation
10. Text of legal notice published in the Woodstock Village; Notice to Abutting Landowners; List of Abutting Landowners; Certification of Service of Notice
11. Certification of Service of Application on Federal, State and Municipal Agencies
12. Connecticut Siting Council Application Guide
Bulk Filing - Woodstock Plan of Conservation and Development, Woodstock Zoning Regulations, Woodstock Zoning Map, Woodstock Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations, and Technical Report

 

PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE
Council Letter to the Town of Woodstock, 04/01/25
Council Letter to the Town of Thompson, 04/01/25
Council Letter to the Town of Putnam, 04/01/25
Council Completeness Review and Schedule, 05/01/25

 

STATE AGENCY COMMENTS
Connecticut Airport Authority Comments, received 05/08/25

 

MUNICIPAL COMMENTS

 

PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMMENTS

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER CORRESPONDENCE

 

HEARING INFORMATION
July 17, 2025 Hearing Documents, 05/02/25
1. Instructions for Public Access to Remote Public Hearing
2. Public Hearing Notice
3. Hearing Program (currently not available)
4. Citizens Guide to Siting Council Procedures; and
5. Proposed Facility Site Plan (currently not available)
Hearing Procedures and Pre-Hearing Conference Memorandum, 06/04/25 

 

Schedule
Schedule, 04/01/25
Schedule, 05/01/25

 

Service List
Service List, 04/01/25

 

Hearing Program

 

Transcript

 

PARTIES AND INTERVENORS

APPLICANT - The Towers, LLC

Exhibits
Affidavit of Publication in the Woodstock Villager, 04/09/25

 

Procedural Correspondence

 

Motions and Objections
Motion for Protective Order - Lease Agreement Financial Terms, 05/12/25

 

Briefs/Proposed Findings of Fact

 

COUNCIL'S DRAFT FINDINGS OF FACT

 

FINAL DECISION