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Council approves 40-year lease for new cell site at 12 Bridges Park to improve coverage

3292792 · May 14, 2025
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The Lincoln City Council approved a 40-year lease for a proposed telecommunications facility at 12 Bridges Park, authorizing business terms but reserving land-use review and design approvals for the planning process.

The Lincoln City Council approved a 40-year lease agreement that will allow a third-party developer to build a telecommunications facility behind the greenfield area at 12 Bridges Park to improve cell coverage for nearby neighborhoods.

City Manager Sean Scully said the site proposed by Epic Wireless (working with Verizon and a towers company) is technically inside the park’s open-space area but was selected for elevation and distance from dwellings; planning review and a separate land-use approval process are still…

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