New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC d/b/a AT&T is proposing to construct a 180’ communications tower and associated compound at the headquarters of the Grand Isle Sheriff’s Department, 10 Island Circle, Grand Isle, VT, and has distributed a 60-day advance notice in accordance with 30 V.S.A. 248a dated December 30, 2019. To assess the visual effects of the Project, AT&T has scheduled a balloon test at the site of the proposed Site on Thursday, January 9, 2020 from 9:00am–1:00pm, with a backup date of Friday, January 10, 2020 at the same times. The balloon will be flown to a height of 180 feet and will be photographed from public areas, which will then be used to generate photographic simulations of the Facility from various vantage points within one-and-a-half to two miles of the Site. These photographic simulations will be available for viewing on this webpage and will be presented for the Selectboard’s consideration at a public hearing anticipated to be held on or about Monday, January 20, 2020.

The date and time of the balloon test has been verified by AT&T’s consultant has been confirmed for Thursday, 01/09/2020 at 9am to 1pm. AT&T will be independently communicating the confirmed date with the Selectboard and the Town's counsel. Please continue to visit this website to review the visual materials once prepared, or check with municipal/regional planners for additional information.