Connecticut Siting Council

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Docket No 549

DOCKET NO. 549 – New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (AT&T) application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a telecommunications facility and associated equipment on a town-owned parcel located at 36 Main Street South, Bethlehem, Connecticut.

APPLICATION (recd. 02/13/2026)

Narrative and Cover Letter, dated 02/12/26
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
1. AT&T’s Statement of Radio Frequency (RF) Need with Coverage Plots
2. Summary of Site Search and List of Existing Tower/Cell Sites
3. General Facility Description, Site Evaluation Report, Facilities and Equipment Specifications, Site Impact Statement, List of Residential Buildings within 1,000’
4. Aerial Map, Topographical Map, Drawings, FAA 1-A Survey Certification, FAA Determination of No Hazard to Air Navigation
5. Environmental Assessment Statement
6. Wetland Inspection
7. Power Density Analysis
8. Visibility Analysis
9. State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Correspondence, Avian Resources Evaluation
10. Correspondence related to municipal consultation
11. Text of legal notice published in the Republican American, Notice to Abutting Landowners, List of Abutting Landowners, Certification of Service of Notice
12. Certification of Service of Application on Federal, State and Municipal Agencies
13. Connecticut Siting Council Application Guide
Bulk Filing - Town of Bethlehem Connecticut Plan of Conservation and Development; Town of Bethlehem Connecticut Inland Wetlands Regulations; Town of Bethlehem Connecticut Telecommunications Facilities Regulations; Technical Report

PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE

Council Letter to Bethlehem, 02/17/26
Council Completeness Review and Draft Staff Report, 03/05/26

 

STATE AGENCY COMMENTS

 

MUNCIPAL COMMENTS

 

PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMMENTS

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER CORRESPONDENCE

Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless Comments, 03/10/26

HEARING INFORMATION

May 7, 2026 Hearing Documents, 03/06/26
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, 03/18/26

Schedule

Schedule, 02/13/26

Schedule, 03/05/26

Service List

Service List, 02/13/26

Hearing Program

 

Transcripts

 

PARTIES AND INTERVENORS

Applicant - New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (AT&T)
Exhibits

 

Procedural Correspondence

 

Motions and Objections

 

Briefs/Proposed Findings of Fact

 

COUNCIL'S DRAFT FINDINGS OF FACT

 

FINAL DECISION