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RES - 024- 04111 % Attachment 2 <br /> f 11 /9 / <br /> I <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION APPROVING THE LEASE OF A PORTION OF COUNTY PROPERTY <br /> TO TOWERCO TO BUILD A COMMUNICATIONS TOWER <br /> Whereas , North Carolina General Statute 160A-272 authorizes the Board of County <br /> Commissioners to lease County- owned property for the purpose of siting and operating <br /> communications towers for a term of up to 25 years pursuant to a 30 - day public notice <br /> and the adoption of a resolution authorizing the lease ; and <br /> Whereas , Orange County owns property at 3605 Walnut Grove Church Road , <br /> Hillsborough , NC , 27278 , parcel no . 987419070 , which is the site of the Walnut Grove <br /> Solid Waste Convenience Center ; and <br /> Whereas , TowerCo , a leader in the installation and management of telecommunications <br /> towers in the United States , desires to lease an unused portion of the Walnut Grove <br /> Convenience Center site to build a communications tower ; and <br /> Whereas , the lease will include a monthly rent of $ 11100 to be increased annually by <br /> 1 . 5 % with a five -year term with the option to extend the lease for four (4 ) additional five - <br /> year terms ; and <br /> Whereas ; the expansion of mobile communications into the rural areas of Orange County <br /> would benefit the residents of Orange County by ensuring better connectivity to the <br /> internet and mobile- based communications ; <br /> NOW THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED , that the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners hereby approves the lease of the County property described above to <br /> TowerCo for a term of five ( 5 ) years commencing on the date of the cell tower' s operations , <br /> with the option to extend the lease for four (4 ) additional five -year terms , and directs the <br /> execution , registration , and filing of all necessary instruments accordingly. <br /> This , the 18t" Day of June 2024 . <br /> Jqj.4dezetta Wedford , Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> rr <br /> erxsi;, r,ray <br />