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Committee advances CIC authority to renegotiate Gordon Avenue cell‑tower lease; member recused

Amherst Finance Committee · January 5, 2026
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The finance committee forwarded an ordinance authorizing the Community Improvement Corporation to negotiate a lease for the cell tower at 545 Gordon Ave and allowed Council member Mister Wernarski to recuse himself from related votes because of an ethical conflict; the committee voted to send the item to council 5–0.

The Amherst Finance Committee voted to forward Ordinance 82604 to the council, authorizing the City of Amherst Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) to negotiate an agreement for the lease of a cell tower at 545 Gordon Avenue.

The mayor said the current lease for the Gordon Avenue tower will expire in about two years and that the CIC—whose membership is…

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