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Commissioners approve 50-year $1 lease for Second Baptist sign; require insurance in agreement
Summary
The committee approved a 50-year lease (with a 50-year renewal) allowing Second Baptist to place a 20-by-20 sign on county property for $1; commissioners required insurance and asked the law director to draft lease language.
The Anderson County Operations Committee approved a lease permitting Second Baptist to place a 20-by-20 sign on county property at a nominal fee. Commissioner McCamey presented the church's request and recommended a 50-year lease for $1 with a 50-year renewal option.
Commissioners discussed potential liability and whether the county could share sign space with future county facilities. The law director said liability insurance should be required in the lease and staff confirmed that the church would be responsible for infrastructure costs (electrical boring, conduit) and that zoning allows a sign of that size at the proposed location.
Commissioner McCamey made the motion and another commissioner seconded; the committee voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously. The law director will draft the lease, including required liability insurance and provisions about potential future shared signage if a county justice center is built nearby.
