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Cheektowaga advisory committee tables review of proposed Verizon tower pending agency responses, schedules balloon test
Summary
The Cheektowaga Environmental Advisory Committee on April tabled its review of a proposed 24-foot Verizon telecommunications tower at 2733 William to await agency comments, including from the New York State Thruway Authority and National Grid, and a required balloon test set for May 10 (alternate May 12).
The Cheektowaga Environmental Advisory Committee on April tabled consideration of a proposed 24-foot wireless telecommunications tower for 2733 William to await outstanding reviews from state and utility agencies and to allow completion of a required balloon test.
Dan Young, town planner, told the committee that the planning board had called a public hearing on the project and that the applicant had filed for a balloon test set for May 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with an alternate date of May 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Young said the Erie County Department of Environmental Planning submitted comments but made no recommendation.
“National Grid has seen the application but we have not received a response indicating either way whether they…
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