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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE LEASE OF A PORTION OF COUNTY PROPERTY
TO TOWERCO TO BUILD A COMMUNICATIONS TOWER
Whereas , North Carolina General Statute 160A-272 authorizes the Board of County
Commissioners to lease County- owned property for the purpose of siting and operating
communications towers for a term of up to 25 years pursuant to a 30 - day public notice
and the adoption of a resolution authorizing the lease ; and
Whereas , Orange County owns property at 3605 Walnut Grove Church Road ,
Hillsborough , NC , 27278 , parcel no . 987419070 , which is the site of the Walnut Grove
Solid Waste Convenience Center ; and
Whereas , TowerCo , a leader in the installation and management of telecommunications
towers in the United States , desires to lease an unused portion of the Walnut Grove
Convenience Center site to build a communications tower ; and
Whereas , the lease will include a monthly rent of $ 11100 to be increased annually by
1 . 5 % with a five -year term with the option to extend the lease for four (4 ) additional five -
year terms ; and
Whereas ; the expansion of mobile communications into the rural areas of Orange County
would benefit the residents of Orange County by ensuring better connectivity to the
internet and mobile- based communications ;
NOW THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED , that the Orange County Board of
Commissioners hereby approves the lease of the County property described above to
TowerCo for a term of five ( 5 ) years commencing on the date of the cell tower' s operations ,
with the option to extend the lease for four (4 ) additional five -year terms , and directs the
execution , registration , and filing of all necessary instruments accordingly.
This , the 18t" Day of June 2024 .
Jqj.4dezetta Wedford , Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners
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