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Commission raises archaeology and access concerns for proposed 155‑foot Haystack cell tower

Fairbanks North Star Borough Historic Preservation Commission · December 2, 2025
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Staff recommended no comment on a proposed 155-foot tower in the Haystack subdivision based on mapper results; commissioners requested archaeological survey, viewshed analysis and tribal/traditional-knowledge consultation, and asked staff to confirm landownership and access routes.

The Historic Preservation Commission reviewed a proposed 155-foot cell tower in the Haystack subdivision and identified several outstanding issues the commission wants addressed before taking a position.

Planning staff said the project — a 50-by-50-foot leased lease area with access from Haystack Mountain Road — showed no recorded historic resources within 2,000 feet on…

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