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Foster council authorizes town letter to state historic preservation regarding cell tower relocation
Summary
After reviewing prior state preservation correspondence noting no objection, the Foster Town Council authorized staff to draft and the council president to sign a letter to the State Historic Preservation Commission supporting MCM Holdings' cell‑tower relocation request.
The Foster Town Council on Sept. 12 authorized the town administrator to draft—and the council president to sign—a letter to the State Historic Preservation Commission indicating the town has no objection to relocating an existing cell tower, following the applicant’s request.
Town staff summarized prior SHPC correspondence (an Aug. 29, 2024 letter and earlier 2001/2002 letters) showing the commission and past town planners raised no objection to siting a tower in the town’s high‑elevation areas. Those historic letters were cited by staff as precedent. Council members moved to authorize Julia (town administrator/staff) to prepare a letter mirroring the prior 08/29/2024 letter and to allow the council president to sign on behalf of the town; the motion passed by voice vote.
The authorization is procedural: the council granted staff authority to transmit a local non‑objection letter to support the applicant’s federal/state review process; councilors said the letter would be similar to prior correspondence and that staff would reference the earlier SHPC conclusions.
