Trileaf Corporation is in the process of completing a NEPA Review at the referenced property. Our client initially proposed to construct a 260-foot self-support communications tower and associated equipment within a 100-foot by 100-foot (10,000-square-foot) fenced compound area. The project includes an access and utility easement, measuring approximately 30 feet wide, extending approximately 750-feet southwest then west to intersect with Lake Circle Road. The proposed access and utility easement and proposed tower compound lease area are located within a grass field and wooded land. The antenna will be licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
In a new survey drawing dated January 15, 2020, the client proposed an alternate access and utility easement. A small portion of the alternate proposed access and utility easement will shift slightly to the northwest, but otherwise will retain the original length and width (see site plans below). The antenna will be licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Based on the new survey drawings Trileaf determined that additional archaeological fieldwork be conducted within the project area. Trileaf initially determined, based on the new proposed dimensions of the project area, that two (2) additional shovel tests within the proposed approximate 750-feet by 30-feet wide access and utility easement would be an adequate sampling of the proposed project area. Soils in the project area generally consisted of a grayish brown 10YR 4/3 loam matrix over a matrix of yellowish red 5YR 4/6 silty clay loam.
No prehistoric archaeological materials were recovered as a result of this investigation. In the event of artifact recovery, all cultural materials recovered would have been delivered to Trileaf Corporation’s laboratory in Marietta, Georgia for processing. Here, materials are sorted by provenience, cleaned, and analyzed. All project records, photographs, and maps produced while conducting the investigation are housed for curation at Trileaf Corporation’s laboratory in Marietta, Georgia, and all cultural material recovered from the investigation are returned to the landowner upon project completion. Total archaeological field time: 1 person-hour.
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