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Select Board — May 6, 2026
The meeting was a fact-finding site visit with no public testimony or recorded disagreements.
Public impact
Issues from this meeting with documented community impact.
01
Communication Tower Infrastructure Development
Potential long-term change to land use and local infrastructure/visual landscape. Affected: Warner residents, specifically those near the Transfer Station/Wood Bank area.
other high impact
Topics discussed
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00:00 Transfer Station Site Visit
Select Board members and town officials toured the Transfer Station area near the Wood Bank with representatives from Network Building & Consulting (NB+C) to assess the site for a potential communication tower proposal.
Speakers: Alfred Hanson, Rick Bixby, Clyde Carson, Herm Blanchette, Varick Proper, Sam Tweedale, Daniel Ryan, Todd White
Controversy & dissent
Where the board, the community, or the agenda diverged.
Potentially controversial issues
01
Potential Communication Tower Proposal
The assessment of the Transfer Station site for a communication tower involves infrastructure development that can impact local aesthetics, property values, and land use. While no public opposition was recorded in this specific session, tower proposals typically face community scrutiny regarding zoning and visual impact.
Board position: The board is actively exploring the site and working with consultants (NB+C) to evaluate the feasibility of a proposal.
low concern
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Action items
Who owes what, by when.
Gather information from the site visit and address outstanding questions to generate a formal proposal for the Town of Warner.
Assigned: Network Building & Consulting (NB+C)
Member positions
1 issues · 0 explicit · 0 inferred
Alfred Hanson
Present
Chair
Potential Communication Tower Proposal
✓
Actively exploring site feasibility with consultants.
Richard Bixby Jr.
Present
Member
Potential Communication Tower Proposal
✓
Actively exploring site feasibility with consultants.
Positions marked ~ are inferred from context and may not reflect the member's explicitly stated position.
Public comment
What residents said — verbatim, with timestamps.
No public comments were identified in this meeting.
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