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Board discusses water billing concerns and Tarpon Towers lease counteroffer
Summary
Councilman Cauchi relayed resident questions about recent water-billing increases; Supervisor Corcoran reiterated prior explanations and discussed the town’s Tarpon Towers lease (current annual revenue $24,243.12 under a 25-year lease, five years completed) and a counteroffer from Tarpon Towers of $100,000 up front and $18,240 per year for 50 years, which Corcoran said would be less overall than the current terms.
Councilman Cauchi raised constituent concerns about a recent increase in water billing and asked Supervisor Corcoran to restate the rationale explained at an earlier meeting (Feb. 24, 2025). Corcoran reviewed prior explanations on water equipment and cost pressures; the transcript records a brief board discussion but no board action or vote on water rates at this meeting.
Corcoran also discussed the municipal cell-tower lease with Tarpon Towers. "The Town actually gets $24,243.12 per year and the lease is for 25 years. The Town is 5 years in," Corcoran said. He reported that Tarpon Towers offered a counterproposal of $100,000 up front and $18,240 per year for 50 years as part of a proposal to re-start lease terms; Corcoran said that structure would amount to about $200,000 less over the full lease period than the current arrangement and said he could present another counteroffer.
No formal motion to change the lease terms was made at the workshop; the board discussed options informally and left further negotiation to the Supervisor.
