[MassHistPres] Chesterfield Center Cell Phone tower

[Dee Cinner]

Hello all,
Thank you all for your replies and most excellent suggestions.

I am sorry but my email provider today changed the entire format.  For
instance Marcia Starkey's email disappeared before I could read it, and I
can't seem to reply to other messages.  Hence the new message.

To answer some of your questions and give an update, I offer the following:

Chesterfield has around 880 registered voters with the result that most of
the town boards are staffed by volunteers.  Requests for information can
take a month or more to be met even between boards.

The Planning Board meets once a month.  Only (Jan 11) last night did they
schedule a site visit for the proposed Bagg Road cell tower site.  The
Historical Commission has already made 2 site visits, the last of which was
on Dec. 11.

One concern at this point is that I was told there was a provision in the
federal law stipulating that if the Planning Board doesn't act within a
specified amount of time, then the permit is automatically granted.

I spoke with the lawyer for ATT today and requested several documents to be
placed in 2 locations in town in public places including the Radio
Frequency reports.  The Planning Board does not even have a copy.  She was
most cooperative.

Only 20 minutes after my first posting on this site I received a phone call
from MHC saying that they would review the View Shed Reports (balloon test)
of November.  This is after being turned down only the week before.  I
guess we do have a voice when we work together.

Thank you all for your most helpful suggestions.

Dee Cinner
Chesterfield Historical Commission
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