A map shows areas (in green) that would be covered if AT&T located antennae on just the existing tower near the Williamstown-New Ashford town line. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. The Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday sent an applicant who wants to build a cellular tower in South Williamstown back to the drawing board one more time. The board spent two hours discussing an application for a special permit from Pittsfield s Evolution Site Services. In the end, the ZBA opted to continue the public hearing to a fourth meeting in hopes that Christopher Ciolfi can design a tower that is as short as possible and that allows for possible expansion if needed in the future.
If enough roadblocks are put before the petitioner, eventually the carrier says, Forget it, throws their hands up and walks away from the project, ZBA Chair Andrew Hoar said. But it is my understanding the carrier also gets a certain amount of pressure from the FCC to provide coverage in underserved areas? So, if not now, at some point, and I don t know when, the federal government steps in and says, There will be a tower here, and it will be this. Unfortunately, what happens in that scenario is then the attorneys get involved, Ciolfi said. I think this board has been very reasonable, and I enjoy working with you on this. But, unfortunately, at some point, if there is a denial, if there is not a solution, unfortunately sometimes we have to go to court. Sometimes, we ll let the judge decide.