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Wilmington council approves engineering contract for WITN TV station
Summary
The Wilmington City Council adopted Ordinance 25-002 to authorize a contract with the Liro Corporation for on-site engineering services for WITN, covering March 1, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2028 at an estimated $1,250 per month.
At Thursday’s Wilmington City Council meeting, members approved Ordinance 25-002, authorizing an agreement between the city and the Liro Corporation to provide on-site engineering services for the WITN TV station.
Councilmember Scott Hackett presented the ordinance, saying the contract covers repairs and routine preventive maintenance of WITN’s video equipment. The council recorded the contract term as March 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2028, and an estimated cost of $1,250 per month (about $15,000 per year).
The Finance and Economic Development Committee reviewed and recommended the ordinance before it reached the full council. No council members raised substantive questions during the floor presentation. The clerk called the roll and the motion carried with 12 yes votes and 1 absent.
The agreement authorizes the city to secure on-site engineering support intended to maintain broadcast equipment reliability at the municipal station. The ordinance text and committee report list routine maintenance and equipment repairs as the scope of work; the transcript does not specify the city department that will fund the contract or whether further approvals are needed.
The adopted ordinance will permit staff to execute the contract with Liro Corporation under the terms read into the record; the council did not add conditions or amendments during the vote.
