Environmental Corporation of America (ECA) has completed an Archaeological Assessment for he federal undertaking at the subject site. The subject site includes a proposed 100-foot by 100- foot (30-meter by 30-meter) lease area, the proposed 20,000 square-foot (1,858 square-meter) temporary construction easement, the proposed approximate 310-foot long by 38-foot wide (95- meter by 12-meter) access/utility easement, the proposed 195-foot by 10-foot (59-meter by 3- meter) utility easement, and all immediately adjacent areas. The proposed telecommunications facility would include a 278-foot tall (overall height) self-supporting lattice telecommunications structure and associated ground-level telecommunications equipment. The subject site is located at 3751 Cornelia Highway, Lula, Hall County, Georgia.
The Gainesville and Hall County Development Authority is currently developing several hundred acres of land to support a new manufacturing facility for Kubota. The land currently being developed includes the locations of the existing and proposed telecommunications facilities. The existing telecommunications facility is located in an area where a proposed building and parking lot will be constructed. As a result, the existing telecommunication facility would be relocated to the proposed location described in this Section 106 Review document.
This archaeological assessment was conducted in order to ascertain whether the proposed undertaking might directly or indirectly affect cultural resources, if any such resources exist. Through our review of available cultural records and databases, we found three previously recorded archaeological sites (9HL249, 9HL500, and 9HL530) and two archaeological surveys (3230 and 7531) within the 1-mile background research radius. The previously identified archaeological sites and archaeological surveys are located outside the APE for direct effects. During ECA’s site visit, no archaeological resources were discovered.
ECA believes that the proposed undertaking would have no effect on any historic or prehistoric archaeological resources that are listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Based on our findings related to archaeological resources, we recommend no further consultation under Section 106 Review of the National Historic Preservation Act for this proposed undertaking.
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