Utility service would extend from existing aboveground service along Buttonball Road to the tower site. The property is past Rowland Road near Flat Rock Hill Road and might have a visual impact on surrounding houses. Last week, the Board of Selectmen discussed a third possibility. It is the 107-acre parcel off Buttonball Road that the town accepted as a gift from the Bartholomew family two years ago. It is remote and would be approximately 500 feet from any structure to the north.
Railroad tracks are to the west and south of the land and marshland is to the east.
Verizon thought the town was not interested in this site, because the zoning enforcement officer had indicated it was not available, although there was no official reason for that statement. Abutting landowners to the Bartholomew piece have been written, advising them the parcel is under consideration for a tower. The lease term is 25 years with options up to 90 years. The lease would provide that if at any time Verizon abandons the tower, it would be responsible for removing it. Selectman Kurt Zemba said that the money generated from the lease could be used toward open space in the future.