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Supervisors delay action on Verizon tower deal until contract language arrives
Summary
Board members discussed terms of a renewed Verizon tower agreement — including a reported $15.50 monthly rate, an escalator and a 2–3 year minimum county notice for termination — and unanimously agreed to wait for written contract language before signing.
Crawford County supervisors discussed a proposed amendment to a Verizon tower lease during the agenda's contract review. Board members said a negotiator, Marcus, reported Verizon would accept a $15.50 monthly rate while maintaining the same escalator structure and requested a two‑to‑three year minimum notice period for termination by the county.
Board members and staff said Marcus had taken county terms to Verizon's legal team; a county staff member said Marcus "came back and said after speaking with the legal team, they are on board with honoring the 15.50, while keeping the same escalator." Supervisors emphasized they would not finalize any action until the updated contract language was in writing: one supervisor said the county should "postpone any action until we get the contract in here." The board instructed staff to circulate the revised contract when received and to return it for signature and placement on a future agenda.
Supervisors also discussed termination language and an asymmetry of notice that could give Verizon shorter withdrawal windows than the county; board members asked legal and county staff to seek clarifying amendments that preserve future boards' options. No formal vote to approve the contract occurred at the meeting; the board agreed to execute the contract only after the revised agreement is received and reviewed.
Ending: Supervisors said county staff will circulate the revised contract when it arrives and that action will be taken when the document is on the board agenda.
