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Docket No 545 - Arx Wireless and AT&T, East Lyme

DOCKET NO. 545 – 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 306 Flanders Road, East Lyme, Connecticut.

APPLICATION (recd. 10/15/25)

Narrative, 10/15/25
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 Town of East Lyme
M. Federal Aviation Administration Report
N. Redacted Lease
O. Aerial Photograph
P. Schools and Daycares Map
Q. Balloon Float Affidavit
R. East Lyme Site Location Map U.S.G.S.
Bulk:
1. Town of East Lyme Zoning Regulations
2. Town of East Lyme Plan of Conservation and Development
3. Town of East Lyme Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations
4. Technical Report

 

PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE
Council Letter to East Lyme, 10/16/25
Council Notice of Incomplete Application, 10/17/25
Council Acknowledgement of Complete Application, 10/22/25
Council Acknowledgement of Cellco's Request for Intervenor Status, 11/12/25
Council Completeness Review and Staff Report, 11/13/25
Council Response to Town of East Lyme Request for Extension to Provide Municipal Comments, 11/14/25
Council Acknowledgement of Wireless Solutions/Ancient Highway Towers Request for Intervenor Status, 12/10/25
Council Decision on Cellco's Request for Intervenor Status, 12/15/25
Council Interrogatories to the Joint Applicants, 12/23/25
Council Interrogatories to Cellco, 12/23/25
Council Decision on Wireless Solution Request for Intervenor Status, 01/09/26
Council Decision on Applicant's Request for Extension of Time to Respond to Interrogatories, 01/09/26
Council Decision on Motion for Protective Order - Response to Council Interrogatory No. 12 - Lease Agreement Financial Terms, 01/30/26

 

STATE AGENCY COMMENTS

 

MUNICIPAL COMMENTS
Town of East Lyme Request for Extension to Provide Municipal Comments, 11/12/25
Town of East Lyme Zoning Commission Comments, 01/15/26
Town of East Lyme Comments, 01/21/26

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER CORRESPONDENCE

 

HEARING INFORMATION
January 29, 2025 Hearing Documents, 11/14/25
1. Instructions for Public Access to Remote Public Hearing
2. Hearing Notice
3. Hearing Program 
4. Citizens Guide to Siting Council Procedures; and
5. Proposed Facility Site Plan 
Hearing Procedures and Pre-Hearing Conference Memorandum, 12/31/25
Zoom Remote Public Hearing Recording   (Passcode:     =ny2$CNy        )
Council March 3, 2026 Continuation of Evidentiary Hearing Memorandum, 01/30/26


 

Schedule
Schedule, 10/16/25
Schedule, 10/17/25
Schedule, 10/21/25
Schedule, 11/13/25
Schedule, 12/23/25
Schedule, 01/09/26
Schedule, 01/29/26
Schedule, 02/05/26

 

Service List
Service List, 10/15/25
Service List, 12/11/25
Service List, 12/24/25
Service List, 01/08/26

 

Hearing Program
Hearing Program, 01/29/26

 

Transcript
Hearing Transcript 2 p.m., 01/29/26
Public Session Transcript 6:30 p.m., 01/29/26
Council Transcript Memorandum, 02/04/26

 

PARTIES AND INTERVENORS

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

Exhibits
Supplemental Certification of Service of the Application to Dept. of Agriculture and Southeastern CT Council of Governments, 10/20/25
Affidavit of Publication in The Day, 10/23/25
Sign-Posting Affidavit, 01/20/26
Responses to Council Interrogatories, 01/22/26
>Exhibit 1 - Abutting Property Owners - Certified Mail Receipts
>Exhibit 13 - Updated Site Plans
>Exhibit 15 - ECA Phase I Report
>Exhibit 48 - Warren Kelleher Email - Noise Study
>Exhibit 61 - Photographic Site Documentation
Signed Protective Order - Response to Council Interrogatory No. 12 - Lease Agreement Financial Terms, 01/29/26

Procedural Correspondence
Request for Extension to Respond to Council Interrogatories, 01/08/26
Pre-Hearing Submission, 01/22/26
Response to Council's Request for Extension to Render a Final Decision, 02/04/26

 

Motions and Objections
Motion for Protective Order- Response to Council Interrogatory No. 12 - Lease Agreement Financial Terms , 01/22/26
>Protected Order

 

Briefs/Proposed Findings of Fact

 

 

INTERVENOR - Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless

Exhibits
Request for Intervenor Status, 11/11/25
Responses to Council Interrogatories, 01/13/26

 

Procedural Correspondence
Service List Change Request, 11/25/25
Pre-Hearing Submission, 01/22/26

 

Motions and Objections

 

Briefs/Proposed Findings of Fact

 

INTERVENOR - Wireless Solutions/Ancient Highway Towers, LLC 

Exhibits
Request for Intervenor Status, 12/09/25
Pre-Filed Testimony, 01/20/26

 

Procedural Correspondence
Pre-Hearing Submission – Witness List, 01/20/26
Interrogatories to the Applicants, 02/09/26

 

Motions and Objections

 

Briefs/Proposed Findings of Fact

 

COUNCIL'S DRAFT FINDINGS OF FACT

 

FINAL DECISION