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Commissioners approve written lease for communications tower use, raise insurance and load concerns
Summary
After finding no modern written contract, the court approved a lease with Halcom (Hanselswell/Halcomb Communications) to formalize decades‑old use of a county communications tower and require insurance and indemnification; commissioners discussed tower load and replacement costs.
Commissioners on April 14 approved a lease agreement formalizing long‑standing use of a Lavaca County communications tower by Hanselswell (Halcom) Communications.
County staff told the court they found no binding written agreement despite Halcom’s presence on the tower for more than a decade. A staff representative said, "We were not able to find anything as far as written documentation as an agreement or or contract between Lavaca County and Halcom Communications"…
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