Sugar Hill selectmen note potential cell tower, review building permits

At the April 21, 2025 meeting of the Sugar Hill Selectmen, the board reviewed routine business including building permits and acknowledged receipt of the latest U199 updates, and received a letter from the Frasers regarding a potential cell tower. The meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m.

Chris Ellms, Select Board Chair, read correspondence and noted there will be no meeting on Monday, April 28, 2025. The board announced the next regular meeting is Monday, May 5, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. at the Crapo Building.

The meeting record states the board "reviewed various building permits" but does not provide permit numbers, applicants, or actions taken on specific applications. The transcript also records that the board received the "latest U199 updates"; the content and implications of those updates were not specified in the minutes.

The board received a letter from the Frasers "regarding the potential cell tower." The minutes record receipt of the letter but do not include the letter’s text, the proposed tower’s location, or any motion or directive tied to that correspondence. The transcript does not record public comment or discussion about the tower beyond noting the letter was received.

A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Bielefield and seconded by Mr. Ellms; the meeting was adjourned at 5:45 p.m. The minutes were filed "Respectfully submitted" by Chris Ellms, Select Board Chair.

The May 5 agenda and any supporting documents for building permits or the Frasers’ letter were not included in the transcript; the board did not record any formal votes on permits or the cell tower during the session summarized in these minutes.