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Vermont Public Utility Commission Approves T-Mobile Northeast, LLC Wireless Telecommunications Facility

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The Vermont Public Utility Commission has granted a certificate of public good to T-Mobile Northeast, LLC for the installation of a wireless telecommunications facility in St. George, Vermont. The facility, located at 580 Mount Pritchard Lane, will feature new antennas and equipment cabinets, replacing existing ones, and will not involve additional permanent earth disturbance. The Commission determined that the project meets the necessary criteria and does not require an evidentiary hearing.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Vermont Public Utility Commission has issued a certificate of public good to T-Mobile Northeast, LLC for the installation of a wireless telecommunications facility in St. George, Vermont.
  • The facility will feature new antennas and equipment cabinets, replacing existing ones, and will not involve additional permanent earth disturbance.
  • The Commission determined that the project meets the necessary criteria, including not having an undue adverse impact on floodways, scenic or natural beauty of the area, aesthetics, historic sites, or rare and irreplaceable natural areas.
  • The Commission found that the project will promote the general good of the State of Vermont and does not raise a significant issue with respect to the relevant substantive criteria of 30 V.S.A. § 248a.
  • The Order entered by the Commission grants the Petitioner a certificate of public good authorizing the installation of a wireless telecommunications facility in St. George, Vermont.
  • The Petitioner, T-Mobile Northeast, LLC, is subject to all terms and conditions set out in the CPG issued in conjunction with this Order.
  • The facility will be constructed in accordance with the Low Risk Site Handbook for Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control.

Statistics:

  • The facility will feature new antennas and equipment cabinets, replacing existing ones.
  • The project will not involve additional permanent earth disturbance, conforming to the Low Risk Site Handbook for Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control. (No specific square footage mentioned.)
  • The Project will not exceed 200' in height.
  • The Project will result in less than 10,000 square feet of additional permanent earth disturbance.
  • The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) recommends that a condition related to protection of a deer wintering area be included in the CPG issued for the Project.

Sources:

  • Vermont Public Utility Commission, Case No. 23-2141-PET, Order issued on August 4, 2023.
  • 30 V.S.A. § 248a.
  • T-Mobile Northeast, LLC, Petition and prefiled testimony requesting a certificate of public good.
  • Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Comments on the Project.
  • Department of Public Service, Comments on the Project.
  • Garrett Conroy and Jonathan Springer, Affidavits and prefiled testimony.

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