I. Council Action Requested.
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To approve an application submitted by Northern New England Telephone Operations LLC and Central Maine Power Company to locate (1) utility pole and cables and wires thereon, including the necessary sustaining, supporting and protecting fixtures on Roosevelt Trail/US Rt. 302 (Compact area), approximately 705 feet Southerly of the intersection of center line of River Road.
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II. Basis for Council Action.
Council approval of this item is required because;
a. Title M.R.S.A 35A § 2501 (2) states that “[E]xcept as otherwise provided, a person may not construct facilities upon and along highways and public roads without applying for and obtaining a written location permit from the applicable licensing authority.”
b. Title M.R.S.A. 35A §2502 (1) B defines applicable licensing authority as “[T]he municipal officers or their designees, when the public way is a city street or town way or a state or state-aid-highway in the compact areas of urban compact municipalities…”
III. Issue Summary.
Please refer to the attached application.