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Board approves cell-tower agreement as resident presses for clearer lease disclosure
Summary
Trustees approved a final cell-tower offer and a resident in audience participation asked that any buyout or rent terms be posted in the district's financials or minutes; board representatives said financial information would be posted and that the district seeks to be transparent.
The Griffith Public Schools board voted to approve a final agreement for the district's cell-tower site after a brief motion and second.
During audience participation immediately after the vote, a resident asked whether the approved item reflected a buyout of a lease and requested the board make the settlement or rent terms clearly available in the district's financials or minutes. The resident said constituents were told the lease payment was $6,000 in prior years and asked where the public could find the finalized terms.
A trustee responded that the district aims to be transparent and suggested the financial information and posted minutes will make those details available; staff also offered to email a link. The resident pressed that public disclosure of any rent or settlement amount should be explicit in posted financial statements or the minutes.
The board did not read a full financial settlement on the record during the meeting; the motion to approve the final cell-tower offer carried. Staff said interested members of the public would be able to see the financial documents at a later posted financial review or in the minutes.
What happens next: staff indicated the financial review and posted minutes are the place where lease/settlement details will appear; the resident was offered emailed documentation on request.
