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City holds public hearing on proposed 30-year amendment to NEIT tower lease

5536147 · August 5, 2025
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Summary

Northeast Iowa Telephone Company (NEIT) spoke at a public hearing seeking a 30-year extension of a tower lease on city property; the council will consider the amendment at a future meeting after planning and zoning review.

The Decorah City Council opened a public hearing on Aug. 4 on a proposed amendment to the city's site lease with Northeast Iowa Telephone Company (NEIT) that would extend the current lease with options to renew for a total of 30 additional years. Steve Hansen, chief operating officer of NEIT, said the tower has been on city property since 2001 and that long-term certainty is important because…

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