Bornemann v. Connecticut Siting Council

Opinion

The defendant Nextel Communications, Inc. (Nextel), obtained from the named defendant, the Connecticut Siting Council (council), the approval necessary to construct a cellular tower on certain real property owned by the Carl and Barbara Bomemann Family Trust without a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need as required by General Statutes § 16-501C. Thereafter, the named plaintiff, Carl Bomemann, filed a petition for a declaratory ruling with the council, requesting that the council void Nextel’s approval, and seeking other relief. The plaintiff EMR Policy Institute,…