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Ely council approves railroad crossing, power easement and updates Verizon lease
Summary
The council unanimously approved a wireline crossing agreement and an electrical distribution easement between the Nevada Northern Railway Foundation, the City of Ely and Mt. Wheeler Power, and accepted a revised landlord consent form for Verizon site US‑NV‑5097 to modernize terms of a 1991 lease.
Ely, Nev. — The Ely City Council on Feb. 12 approved a set of agreements to allow utility work across Nevada Northern Railway property and to update a decades‑old lease for a Verizon communications site on city property.
NNRY President Mark Bassett told the council that Mt. Wheeler Power needs to cross the railway to provide power to a cell tower at Curry and to straighten an existing power line and poles. "Mt. Wheeler Power is providing power to a cell tower at Curry and so they need to cross the tracks... it's rather simple and straightforward," Bassett said. The council voted unanimously to approve a wireline crossing agreement and an easement agreement for an electrical distribution line involving the Nevada Northern Railway Foundation, the City of Ely and Mt. Wheeler Power.
Separately, City Attorney Chris Arabia described work to update a Verizon landlord consent form tied to a site leased in 1991 (Site US‑NV‑5097). "There was an agreement in place; they wanted to make some changes, and we thought it would make sense to revisit some of the terms of the agreement," Arabia said. The council accepted the revised consent form unanimously to bring the lease terms more in line with current circumstances.
The agreements were presented as routine infrastructure and contract updates; the meeting minutes do not record changes to lease revenue amounts or other financial terms beyond the statement that the update brings the lease into present-day alignment.
