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Selectboard allows town manager to sign nonbinding agreement for proposed cell tower after legal review
Summary
Following a legal opinion from Rudman Winchell, the Selectboard authorized the town manager to sign a nonbinding agreement related to a proposed new cell tower; the vote was unanimous.
The Selectboard received a legal opinion from Rudman Winchell regarding the process and the amount of land that would need to be leased for a proposed new cell tower. After discussing the opinion, Chairman Levi Surette moved and Boardmember Carlene Oakes seconded a motion authorizing the Town Manager, Lois A. Jones, to sign a nonbinding agreement for the cell tower. The minutes record the motion passed unanimously.
Minutes describe the agreement as nonbinding and indicate the board approved allowing the town manager to sign it; the record does not include lease terms, the proposer’s identity, or next steps for lease negotiation. The Rudman Winchell opinion was entered into correspondence and is attached to the minutes for reference.
The board’s authorization enables staff to proceed with preliminary paperwork and negotiations but does not commit the town to a lease or final agreement, according to the minutes.
