Docket No. 538 - The Towers, LLC, Trumbull Highway, Lebanon, CT
DOCKET NO. 538 - 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 1022 Trumbull Highway, Lebanon, Connecticut.
APPLICATION (recd. 05/02/25)
NarrativeList of Attachments
- Site Evaluation Report and Project Plans
- Certificate of Service of Application on Government Officials and List of Officials Served
- Legal Notice in the Norwich Bulletin
- Notice to and List of Abutting Landowners; Certificate of Service
- Federal Communications Commission Licenses – Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
- Coverage Maps – Surrounding Cell Sites
- Antenna, Equipment and Generator Specifications
- Site Search Summary
- Visual Assessment
- USFWS/NDDB Compliance
- Wetlands Inspection Report
- Preliminary Historic Resources Determination
- Farmland Soils Map
- Far Field RF Emissions Calculation
- FEMA Flood Map
- FAA Compliance Evaluation
- Redacted Option and Ground Lease Agreement
Bulk:
- Technical Report
- Town of Lebanon Zoning Regulations
- Town of Lebanon Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations
- Town of Lebanon Plan of Conservation and Development
PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE
- Council Letter to Town of Lebanon, 05/02/25
- Council Completeness Review and Schedule, 05/29/25
- Council Interrogatories to Applicant, Set One, 07/23/25
- Email Correspondence to Roy Regarding September 11, 2025 Public Hearing, 08/29/25
- Council Acknowledgement of Roy Request for Intervenor Status, 09/08/25
- Council Acknowledgement of Arons Request for Intervenor Status, 09/10/25
- Council E-Mail Correspondence Regarding September 11, 2025 Hearing Procedures, 09/11/25
- Council Acknowledgement of Griffin Request for Party Status, 09/11/25
- Council Acknowledgement of Varszegi Request for Party Status, 09/11/25
- Email Correspondence to Roy Regarding September 11, 2025 Motion to Dismiss/Motion for Stay of Proceeding, 09/11/2025
- Council Decision on Roy Requests for Intervenor/Party Status, 09/12/25
- Council Decision on Arons Requests for Intervenor/Party Status, 09/12/25
- Council Decision on Motion for Protective Order, 09/12/25
- Council Decision on Griffin Request for Party Status, 09/19/25
- Council Decision on Varszegi Request for Party Status, 09/19/25
- Council Decision (Denial) on Motion to Dismiss/Motion for Stay of Proceeding, 10/03/25
- Council Interrogatories to Applicant, Set Two, 10/30/25
- Council Decision on Roy Motion for Extension of Time, 12/12/25
- Close of Record Memorandum, 12/17/25
STATE AGENCY COMMENTS
Council on Environmental Quality, 05/28/25
HEARING INFORMATION
- September 11, 2025 Hearing Documents, 05/30/25
- Zoom Remote Public Hearing Recording September 11th (Passcode: #^w##5rM )
- Hearing Procedures and Pre-Hearing Conference Memorandum, 07/23/25
- December 16, 2025 Evidentiary Continuation Memorandum, 09/12/25
- Zoom Remote Public Hearing Recording December 16th (Passcode: #Qj!y55w )
Schedule
- Schedule, 05/02/25
- Schedule, 05/29/25
- Schedule, 07/23/25
- Schedule, 09/11/25
- Schedule, 09/17/25
- Schedule, 10/30/25
- Schedule, 12/16/25
- Schedule, 04/15/26
Service List
Hearing Program
Transcript
- Hearing Transcript 2 p.m., 09/11/25
- Public Session Transcript 6:30 p.m., 09/11/25
- Council Transcript Memorandum, 09/26/25
- Continued Evidentiary Hearing Transcript, 12/16/25
- Council Transcript Memorandum, 01/05/26
PARTIES AND INTERVENORS
Applicant - The Towers, LLC
Exhibits
- Affidavit of Publication in the Norwich Bulletin, 05/09/25
- Wetland and Vernal Pool Assessment Report, 06/09/25
- Responses to Council Interrogatories, Set One, 08/13/25
- Sign-Posting Affidavit, 09/04/25
- Signed Protective Order - Lease Agreement Financial Terms, 09/11/25
- Supplemental Information, 12/02/25
- Responses to Council Interrogatories, Set Two, 12/02/25
- Responses to Arons Interrogatories, 12/02/25
- Responses to Roy Interrogatories, 12/02/25
- Supplemental Response to Council Set One Interrogatory No. 25, 12/09/25
- Resubmission of Exhibit 3, Overall Site Plan Sheet Z-2 attached to December 2, 2025 Responses to Council Interrogatories, Set Two,11/15/25
Procedural Correspondence
- Pre-Hearing Submission, 09/04/25
- Corrected Pre-Hearing Submission, 09/08/25
- Consent to Council's Request for Extension of Time to Render a Final Decision, 09/17/25
- Supplemental Pre-Hearing Submission, 12/02/25
Motions and Objections
- Motion for Protective Order - Lease Agreement Financial Terms, 05/27/25
- Response to Roy Motion to Dismiss/Motion for Stay of Proceeding, 09/26/25
- Objection to Roy Motion for Extension of Time, 12/02/25
Briefs/Proposed Findings of Fact
Letter in Lieu of Brief, 01/14/26
INTERVENOR - Gregory and Natalie Roy
Exhibits
- Request for Intervenor Status, 09/4/25
- Pre-filed Testimony, 09/09/25
- Gregory Roy Pre-filed Testimony, 09/10/25
- Natalie Roy Pre-filed Testimony, 09/10/25
- Supplemental Pre-filed Testimony, 12/02/25
Procedural Correspondence
Administrative Notice
- E-mail dated September 11, 2025 from the Staff Archaeologist at SHPO
- Correspondence from Dr. Ralph J. LaGuardia, M.D., 9/11/25
Motions and Objections
- Request for Postponement of Hearing, 09/04/25
- Motion to Dismiss/Motion for Stay Proceeding, 09/11/25
- Motion for Extension of Time, 11/17/25
Briefs/Proposed Findings of Fact
PARTY - Cynthia Arons
Exhibits
- Request for Intervenor Status, 09/10/25
- Request for Party Status, received 09/11/25
- Pre-Filed Testimony, received 09/11/25
- Revised Pre-Filed Testimony, received 10/01/25
- Photographs of Alternate Site balloon test attached to Arons Interrogatories to Applicant dated 11/18/2025
- Supplemental Pre-Filed Testimony, received 12/03/25
Procedural Correspondence
Motions and Objections
Briefs/Proposed Findings of Fact
Statement of Facts and Brief, 01/15/26
COUNCIL'S DRAFT FINDINGS OF FACT
- Council's Draft Findings of Fact Memorandum, 04/16/26
- Roy Comments on Council's Draft Findings of Fact, 04/23/26
- Arons Comments on Council's Draft Findings of Fact, 04/23/26