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Advocates and land-use officials tell Senate Finance 248A is failing towns; some urge moving siting to Act 250
Summary
Community advocates and the Land Use Review Board urged changes to how telecommunications siting is handled, highlighting confusing forms, limited town engagement during short statutory windows, and the unregulated spread of small cells; some witnesses urged shifting siting reviews to Act 250 to improve local participation.
At Senate Finance on April 2, land-use officials and community advocates urged lawmakers to address public participation shortfalls in the state's telecommunications siting process and proposed statutory fixes — up to and including shifting siting review to Act 250.
Peter Giller, executive director of the Land Use Review Board, described how Act 250's district commission model provides local-facing hearings with sworn testimony, cross-examination, site visits and district coordinators who help applicants, neighbors and municipalities navigate the process. He told the committee that those district-level…
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