Connecticut Siting Council

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

DOCKET NO. 544 – Arx Wireless Infrastructure, LLC and New Cingular Wireless PCS, 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 577 West Main Street (Route 82), Norwich, Connecticut.

 

APPLICATION (recd. 09/30/25)
Narrative, 09/29/25
List of Attachments
A. Council’s Community Antenna Television and Telecommunication Facilities Application Guide
B. Certificate of Service of Application on Government Officials; and List of Officials Served
C. Legal Notice published in The Day
D. Notice to Landowners; List of Abutting Landowners; Certificate of Service
E. Radio Frequency Engineering Report with Propagation Plots Attached
F. Site Search Summary, Map of Rejected Sites, and 4-Mile Tower Map with Table
G. Project Plans
H. Visibility Assessment
I. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Report
J. Power Density Report
K. Wetlands Report
L. Correspondence with the City of Norwich
M. Federal Aviation Administration Report
N. Redacted Lease
O. Aerial Photograph
P. Schools and Daycares Map
Q. Balloon Float Affidavit
R. Norwich Site Location Map U.S.G.S.
Bulk
1. Norwich Zoning Regulations
2. Norwich Planning & Zoning Regulations
3. Norwich Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations
4. Technical Report

 

PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE
Council Letter to Norwich, 10/01/25
Council Completeness Review and Schedule, 10/30/25
Council Acknowledgement of Cellco Request for Intervenor Status, 11/19/25

STATE AGENCY COMMENTS

 

MUNICIPAL COMMENTS
City of Norwich Commission on the City Plan Comments, 10/22/25
City of Norwich Comments, 11/06/25

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER CORRESPONCE

 

HEARING INFORMATION

January 15, 2026 Hearing Documents, 10/31/25

  1.  Instructions for Public Access to Remote Public Hearing
  2.  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, 12/03/25

Schedule
Schedule, 09/30/25
Schedule 10/30/25

 

Service List
Service List, 09/30/25

 

Transcript

 

PARTIES AND INTERVENORS

APPLICANTS - Arx Wireless Infrastructure, LLC and New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC

Exhibits
Affidavit of Publication in The Day, 10/03/25

 

Procedural Correspondence

 

Motions and Objections

 

Briefs/Proposed Findings of Fact

 

INTERVENOR - Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless

Exhibits
Request for Intervenor Status, 11/17/25
Service List Change Request, 11/25/25

 

Procedural Correspondence

 

Motions and Objections

 

Briefs/Proposed Findings of Fact

COUNCIL'S DRAFT FINDINGS OF FACT

 

FINAL DECISION