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Board authorizes CMTEL conduit lease at Douds-Leando Bridge for $50,000 one-time payment

Van Buren County Board of Supervisors · June 9, 2025
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Summary

County IT Director Max Harlan told supervisors the county would receive a $50,000 one-time payment for a lifetime conduit lease to CMTEL across the Douds-Leando Bridge; the board authorized the chairman to sign the lease agreement.

Van Buren County supervisors authorized the chairman to sign a Lease Agreement with CMTEL for a conduit at the Douds-Leando Bridge over the Des Moines River. County IT Director Max Harlan told the board the county would receive a one-time payment of $50,000 for the lifetime lease, and following discussion the board approved the agreement by motion.

"The county will receive a one-time payment of $50,000 for the lifetime lease," Harlan said in the meeting minutes. The authorization passed on a motion by Supervisor Waugh, seconded by Supervisor House, with all three supervisors recorded as voting in favor. The minutes do not include the lease text or the precise legal description of the leased conduit route.