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Board discusses 99-year amateur-radio lease and its role in emergency communications
Summary
The board reviewed a proposed 99-year lease for amateur radio operators to use district sites and agreed to invite ham-radio representatives to a future meeting to explain their operations and emergency communications role.
Board members discussed a draft 99-year lease for amateur-radio operators to use TV district sites and asked that representatives of the ham community appear at a future meeting to present their plans. A board member said the draft would be taken to local ham groups for review before the district finalizes the agreement.
Members emphasized the ham community’s role in emergency communications. One board member said it would be valuable to "see the people that we're giving this to" and to hear how operators would support emergency management. The district’s emergency coordinator (present in the meeting) offered to bring ham-radio representatives or to speak on their behalf if necessary. The board agreed to place a formal lease presentation and contract approval on a future agenda so members and the public can evaluate the proposal.
