Owner Approx. Height Location AT&T at site Distance from Candidate A Direction from Candidate A Verizon 140’ Cosgrove Road, Willington No 1.3 mi. N Willington FD 110’ 126 River Road, Willington Yes 1.5 mi. NW Cordless Data 170’ Turnpike Road, Willington Yes 3.6 mi. N DPS 120’ Tolland Stage Rd, Tolland No 2.9 mi. W American Tower 150’ 5 Barbara Road, Tolland Yes 3.6 mi. W Town of Mansfield 170’ 1725 Stafford Rd, Mansfield Yes 3.4 mi. SW AT&T 120’ 497 Middle Tpk, Mansfield Yes 3.5 mi. S UConn tower farm 80’ – 320’ North Eagleville Road, Mansfield Yes 4.3 mi. S SBA 150’ Knowlton Hill Rd, Ashford Yes 4.0 mi. SE Ray Baker 190’ 20 Seles Road, Ashford Yes 4.5 mi. E North Atlantic Towers 149’ 155 Schofield Rd, Willington No 3.5 mi. NW (AT&T 1, Attachment 2 – Existing Tower/Cell Site Listing) AT&T investigated a total of nine properties as possible locations. These properties and the determinations of their suitability are listed below. Tolland Turnpike – This is the Candidate A property. It is approximately 47.7 acres. 180 Tolland Turnpike – This is a 128.5-acre parcel. A facility on this property would interfere with an ongoing gravel operation. Old South Willington Road – This is a 170-acre parcel, which is the site of the proposed Candidate B facility. 236 Tolland Turnpike – This is the Federated Churches of Willington property. The church steeple at this location was rejected by AT&T’s radio frequency engineers. 24 Old Farms Road – This is a .84-acre parcel owned by the Willington Hill Fire Department. There is an existing 75-foot tower, but it is too short for AT&T’s needs. There is limited ground space for a tower replacement, and there is less natural screening on this property. With a tower on this property, AT&T would require a second tower to achieve coverage comparable to the proposed facility sites. 74 Willington Hill Road - This is a 25.3-acre parcel that was rejected by AT&T’s radio frequency engineers.
The table below lists the distances along which the proposed tower would be visible year-round from nearby streets and the number of residences within these stretches of roadway which would have year-round views of the tower. Name of Street Distance Visible Number of residential properties with potential year round views Glass Factory Road 1,150’ 1 Willington Hill Road (State Route 320) 285’ 0 Tolland Turnpike (State Route 74) 370’, 670’, 1,635’ 10 (AT&T 1, Attachment 3B – Visual Analysis Report) The table below lists the distances along which the proposed tower would be seasonally visible from nearby streets and the number of residences within these stretches of roadway that would have seasonal views of the tower. Name of Street Distance Visible Number of residential properties with potential year-round views Old Farms Road 1,500’ 6 Jared Sparks Road 465’ 0 Common Road 575’ 0 Tolland Turnpike (State Route 74) 705’ 0 (AT&T 1, Attachment 3B – Visual Analysis Report) The proposed tower would be seasonally visible from the Willington Common Historic District, St. Jude Church and Rectory, and two town-designated historic properties on Old Farms Road. (AT&T 1, Attachment 3B – Visual Analysis Report) The visibility of the proposed tower at Candidate A site from different vantage points in the surrounding vicinity is summarized in the following table. The vantage points listed are identified by their corresponding number in the Visual Analysis Report contained in Attachment 3B of AT&T’s application. Location Visibility Approx. Portion of (160’) Tower Visible Approx. Distance and Direction to Tower 1 – Willington Hill Cemetery Year-round 35’ 1,410 feet, SE 2 – Old West Cemetery Year-round 20’ 1,600 feet, SE 3 – Tolland Turnpike Year-round 75’ 1,525 feet, SE 4 – Tolland Turnpike Year-round 105’ 7,090 feet, E (Table continued on next page)
Location Visibility Approx. Portion of (160’) Tower Visible Approx. Distance and Direction to Tower 5 – Tolland Turnpike Year-round 80’ 5,700 feet, E 6 – Koller Road None n/a 4,060 feet, E 7 – Glass Factory Road Year-round 10’ 6,990 feet, E 8 – Old Farms Road Seasonal 30’ 4,550 feet, NW 9 – Green of Willington Common Historic District Seasonal 75’ 1,510 feet, W 10 – Hiram Rider House (Willington Common Historic District) Seasonal 10’ 1,430 feet, W 11 – Daniel Glazier Tavern (Willington Common Historic District) Seasonal 10’ 1,030 feet, W 12 – Old Baptist Parsonage (Willington Common Historic District) Seasonal 30’ 1,365 feet, SW 13 – Old Congregational Church (Willington Common Historic District) Seasonal 60’ 1,550 feet, W 14 – Crossgrove Road None n/a 5,480 feet, SW (AT&T 1, Attachment 3B – Visual Analysis Report) Candidate B The proposed 190-foot tower at the Candidate B site would be visible on a year-round basis from approximately 20 acres within a two-mile radius of the site. Most of this acreage occurs over open water on undeveloped land, part of a large wetland area south of the site, and open land located to the northeast. (AT&T 1, Attachment 4B – Visual Analysis Report) Approximately six residential properties, within a two-mile radius of the site, would have at least partial year-round views of the tower at this location. Two of these properties are located along Route 320. One property is along Mirtl Road. One property is located along Luchon Road. One property is located along Glass Factory Road. One property is located along Lindsey Lane. (AT&T 1, Attachment 4B – Visual Analysis Report) The proposed Candidate B tower would be visible on a seasonal basis from approximately 18 acres within a two-mile radius of its proposed location. (AT&T 1, Attachment 4B – Visual Analysis Report) Approximately three residential properties within a two-mile radius would have seasonal views of the tower at the Candidate B site. One of these properties is located along Route 320; one property is located along Luchon Road; and one property is located off of Old South Willington Road. (AT&T 1, Attachment 4B – Visual Analysis Report)
Figure 5: Candidate B Site Plan (AT&T 1, Attachment 4A – Sheets C02A and C02B) Figure 6: AT&T Existing Coverage (AT&T 7, Updated RF Information – Radio Frequency Analysis Report, p. 10) Figure 7: AT&T Coverage with Candidate A (AT&T 7, Updated RF Information – Radio Frequency Analysis Report, p. 11) Figure 8: AT&T Coverage with Candidate B (AT&T 7, Updated RF Information – Radio Frequency Analysis Report, p. 12)