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North Ridgeville committee advances proposed Shady Drive cell-tower lease to full council
Summary
The Utilities Committee voted to forward a renegotiated 50-year lease with TowerCo for a monopole cell tower at Shady Drive Complex to the full council. Administration said the revised terms reduce the leased footprint to 2,400 sq ft and would yield roughly $1.8 million over 50 years; the planning commission will review the site plan.
The North Ridgeville Utilities Committee on Dec. 1 voted to send a renegotiated lease with TowerCo for a proposed cell tower at the Shady Drive Complex to the full City Council for further consideration.
City staff said council originally authorized a TowerCo agreement in 2016 that was executed but never built. The administration asked that the earlier contract be renegotiated before resuming work with TowerCo, saying the 2016 terms “might not be in the best favor of the city.” The current proposal reduces the lease footprint from about 5,600 square feet to roughly 2,400 square feet and keeps the tower height unchanged.
The administration presented financial comparisons between the old and proposed deals. According to staff, the…
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