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Commission raises archaeology and access concerns for proposed 155‑foot Haystack cell tower
Summary
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 state mapping, and staff recommended no comment. Commissioners said staff should still recommend or request an archaeological survey of the tower site and its access road because the area is a ridge high point and likely not previously surveyed. They also asked that project planners confirm whether Native parties or tribal representatives (referred to in the packet as Nakanaga/FNA) were consulted and requested viewshed analysis to determine whether the facility would affect the setting of any nearby historic properties.
Commissioners and staff discussed parcel ownership and access: staff located a tax-lot owner listed as "Rohi Nia" of Crawfordville, Florida, but commissioners asked staff to confirm land status (state, federal, Native allotment or private) and specifics about the parent parcel acreage. The commission recommended that the project include a survey and that traditional-knowledge consultation be confirmed if a traditional place is potentially affected.
No formal vote was taken to oppose the tower; the item was an advisory review and staff said they would convey the commission’s concerns to the project lead.
