Board continues cell tower hearing to Nov. 18

Planning Board · Meeting of October 21, 2026

Easthampton Planning Board continued a Cook Road cell tower hearing to Nov. 18. Attorney Francis Parisi, representing applicant Atlantic Communications LLC, told the board by letter that engineers are still revising coverage plots and federal environmental analysis after the company moved the proposed site within the same lot. The board voted unanimously to continue the hearing and accepted the applicant's offer to extend the federal "shot clock" deadline to Dec. 31, 2026.

A board member asked when the town's peer-review consultant would be paid; staff said the payment was delayed because "the bookkeeper ended up quitting" but would go out within a week. Members also weighed, but did not act on, a possible warrant article shifting special permit authority for the water supply protection district from the zoning board to the planning board.

In the full story:

• The Full Story
• [00:02:59] — Attorney Francis Parisi, representing Atlantic Communications LLC
• [00:04:24] — a town staff member
• Why It Matters
• Key Motions & Votes
• Source
• Easthampton's community access TV: Planning Board meeting, October 21, 2026
• The complete report: 750 words

Source: the Planning Board meeting of October 21, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.