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KOSW board weighs structural study, lease options and backup-power gaps as tower work advances
Summary
Board members heard that a raptor nest removal cleared the way for tower work, Vertical Bridge proposed a structural study (about $2,500) and staff discussed negotiating lease terms while addressing limited emergency backup power and access problems that slow restoral after outages.
The KOSW board discussed moving forward with a new lease and equipment installation on a nearby broadcast tower while weighing the station’s ability to serve as a reliable local emergency broadcaster.
Marty Hatfield, who joined the meeting remotely as the technology lead, said the raptor nest at the top of the adjacent tower has deteriorated and is no longer a blocking constraint. “The raptor nest has deteriorated up at the top of the tower… and it’s starting to decay and fall apart,” Hatfield said, and added that Vertical Bridge — the tower representative — has proposed a next step: a structural analysis by one of its engineers for roughly $2,500 to verify the tower’s capacity before negotiating a formal lease or activation.
The board discussed options for timing and negotiation.…
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