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Resident asks Snyder City to investigate 1973 easement, questions whether cell carriers use law-enforcement tower site
Summary
A Snyder resident told the council that a 1973 easement authorizes law-enforcement antennas at a tower on Avenue T and asked the city to check whether commercial carriers are now using space on the structure; staff said they would review any documents the resident provides.
During public comment, a resident raised concerns about a tower at Avenue T and 12th Street that he said is subject to a 1973 easement allowing law-enforcement antennas. The resident said his family holds the land title and that he has been contacted by a cell company asking whether space on the antenna is available.
"There's a 1973 easement for law enforcement to have their antennas there," the resident said, explaining that the site has changed hands several times and that he wanted the city to help determine whether other parties now have antennas on the tower.
Council members and staff told the resident to provide the easement paperwork and said the city would look into ownership and any uses beyond law enforcement. Staff asked that the resident email the documents and promised to follow up with available title and easement records.
Next steps: The resident will email the easement materials to city staff and staff will research whether the tower hosts antennas beyond law-enforcement equipment and whether those uses are permitted under existing easement terms.
