I. Council Action Requested.
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To approve an application submitted by Central Maine Power Company and Northern New England Telephone Operations LLC to locate (1) utility pole, cables and wires on Alweber Road, starting at corner of River Road and Alweber Road, approximately +/-500’ northeast from 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.