Greenburgh board finds T‑Mobile application for 300 West Hartsdale Ave. incomplete; requests signatures, noise profile and clarifications

The Town of Greenburgh Antenna Review Board on Feb. 5 voted to deem incomplete an application by T‑Mobile for work at 300 West Hartsdale Avenue after the board identified multiple documentation and technical gaps that must be corrected before the filing can be accepted.

Chair Catherine Lehi said the package showed inconsistent signatories and addresses. “It says the structural opinion letter was signed and sealed by Keith Bonsack, but when you go to page 51 in Tab J it has another name as well,” she said, adding that drawing headers repeatedly use the town name incorrectly. “This PO should be Hartsdale and needs to be corrected.”

Board members asked for clearer author identification and professional credentials for all technical contributors. The noise report included the name Robert Pearson but also referenced Bethany Wu with no CV or contact information; the board directed applicants to supply qualifications for both analysts and to add explicit signing attestations where names currently appear only as initials.

Town liaison Francis Sheehan and other members pressed the applicant to reconcile mismatches in GIS coordinates and to confirm whether the latitude/longitude points describe the tower location or property entrance. Sheehan noted that past applications have used different reference points and asked the applicant to confirm the correct tower coordinates.

The board also requested harmonized nomenclature and clearer drawings showing concealment elements. The submittal used different terms for the same equipment (TMAs, remote radio heads, radios) and did not clearly identify privacy slats and fence details; members asked for a plan detail and dated photos demonstrating the existing concealment so staff can verify the proposed work will not defeat it.

Insurance documentation and contractor certificates also needed correction: the board flagged an incorrect property/worksite address on an insurer’s certificate, a policy noted to expire soon, and requested confirmation that the Town of Greenburgh is listed where the policy requires additional‑insured coverage.

On the noise question, the board rejected a bare assertion that annual compliance reporting alone satisfies the town’s requirement. Members asked either a site noise profile or an engineer’s equipment‑level calculations showing that equipment noise at the property line will remain below the code limits.

After enumerating missing items (identification of additional signers, noise profile or calculations, corrected addresses and coordinates, clarified affidavit from the Hartsdale Fire District, concealment documentation and corrected insurance information), Chair Lehi moved to deem the application incomplete; the motion was seconded and the board voted in favor.

The board asked applicants to address each listed deficiency and refile. No construction or field work on the site will be permitted until the filing has been corrected and the board has re‑reviewed the package.