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Council approves 30-year communication-site ground lease with one-time signing payment and 3% annual increases
Summary
Washington City Council approved a 30-year ground lease for a new communication tower in a park area, including a $30,000 one-time payment and annual 3% rent increases; council rejected a proposed facility expansion for technical/site-conflict reasons.
Washington City Council on Sept. 24 approved a communication-site ground lease agreement for a cellular tower sited in city parkland and voted to deny an expansion that would have enlarged the facility.
City staff explained the lease includes a $30,000 one-time payment (described in the discussion as a signing bonus), annual rent increases of 3% and a 30-year term. Staff said the lessee had asked to expand the site to accommodate more equipment, but underground…
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