BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 27, 2021
A federal judge has ruled that the city must provide building permits to a developer looking to build a 120-foot cellphone tower on U.S. Route 1, despite objections from the city’s planning board. Bay Communications LLC and the city reached a settlement agreement last fall that would allow for the tower to be built after the developer sued the city for rejecting the project’s application. But the city’s planning board still refused to grant approval to the project and Bay Communications sought to have the city held in contempt of court. The project drew sharp criticism from residents of a nearby residential neighborhood who said the tower would negatively impact the value of their properties.