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Princeton HPC urges planning board to confirm no feasible alternatives before approving Crown Castle pole

Princeton Historic Preservation Commission · April 29, 2026
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Summary

The Princeton Historic Preservation Commission split over a proposed Crown Castle small-cell pole at Birch and Race streets and adopted a conditional recommendation: it will recommend approval only if the planning board confirms there are no more feasible alternative locations and the pole is sited away from the corner where possible.

The Princeton Historic Preservation Commission on April 28 stopped short of a straight recommendation for a new Crown Castle small-cell pole at 153 Birch Avenue, instead asking the planning board to confirm that no more feasible alternative locations exist before it approves the project.

At a concept hearing, Lisa Mozi, manager of permitting and utilities for Crown Castle, told the commission the proposed 33-foot wooden pole with a shrouded antenna and matte-black equipment "meets the Secretary of the Interior standards" and is designed to align visually with existing utility…

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