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Public comment urges county to review AT&T buyout offer for EPIC tower; commissioners ask for written proposal and lease details

2084520 · January 7, 2025
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A county staff member outlined an AT&T proposal to buy out long-term rent on a sheriff's tower for $257,600 to fund additional EPIC towers; commissioners asked staff to provide the written offer and the existing lease for review before deciding.

During public comment at the Jan. 6 meeting, a county EPIC program representative described an AT&T proposal to make a one-time payment of $257,600 in exchange for a 30-year lease and a 99-year easement on a sheriff’s department tower and asked commissioners for a letter of intent.

The speaker said the county currently receives $1,800 a month from AT&T for the tower and that the one-time payoff would be deposited into the county’s EPIC fund. He said the county…

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