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Planning board waives sitewalk and public hearing for AT&T equipment swap; staff to prepare resolution
Summary
The Somers Planning Board voted to waive a sitewalk and public hearing for an AT&T (New Singular Wireless) eligible facilities request to replace antennas and reduce ground cabinets; staff will prepare a confirmatory resolution conditioned on meeting planning and engineering memos.
Martin McGee of Aerosmith Development, representing New Singular Wireless (AT&T), presented a routine amendment to an existing wireless telecommunications facility on Route 100 seeking to replace six antennas (three to remain) and reduce ground cabinets from four to three. The applicant characterized the request as an "eligible facilities" action consistent with federal preemption of local law for collocation.
Planning staff recommended waiving a sitewalk and the public hearing and preparing a confirmatory resolution subject to the conditions in the planning and engineering memos. Board members discussed visual inspections and a planning memo item and agreed that the application was routine. The board voted to waive the sitewalk and public hearing and directed staff to prepare a draft resolution for the chair's signature subject to meeting the conditions in staff memos.
An interested board member disclosed representation of the Somers Fire District on a separate matter but said it did not require recusal for this item. Staff noted cabinet dimension limits in the conditions and that routine compliance with engineering comments was expected.
Next steps: staff will prepare a confirmatory resolution incorporating the conditions identified in the Robbins memo and any final engineering checks.
