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Fruita council approves T‑Mobile and CDOT leases and a 2025 budget amendment
Summary
At a regularly scheduled meeting the Fruita City Council voted 3–0 to approve a second-reading lease with T‑Mobile West LLC, a 10‑year lease with the Colorado Department of Transportation for a boat ramp area, and a resolution amending the 2025 budget to reappropriate and appropriate several capital and equipment items.
The Fruita City Council voted 3–0 to approve two lease agreements and a budget amendment during its action-item agenda.
The council approved a second-reading ordinance authorizing a lease amendment with T‑Mobile West LLC. Joe Zaire, the city finance director, said the lease dates to an original agreement that began around 2015 and that T‑Mobile chose to renew early, increasing the rent to what he described as the original "$20.30" amount and bringing the higher revenue forward. Zaire said the leased equipment is on a city water tower and that the company has five options to renew for additional five‑year terms.
The council also approved a second-reading ordinance authorizing a 10‑year lease with the Colorado Department of Transportation for a riverside boat‑launch area located on the east side of Highway…
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