Politics & Government
Immediate Vote Makes Town $800 Richer
By approving a lease agreement for an existing cell tower, the Hatboro Borough Council ensured that a merging telecommunications company would pay the town an extra $800.
In a matter of minutes, Hatboro elected officials secured $800 in additional revenue with little more than a vote, a few signatures and shipment of a FedEx package.
The council voted Monday to approve a lease for an existing cell tower situated at the Hatboro Police Department, 120 E. Montgomery Ave. The last-minute consideration was not on the agenda and borough solicitor Kristin Pionzio said SBA Monarch Towers 1 LLC–which had merged with current cell tower lessee T-Mobile–had offered to pay Hatboro $800 if the council approved the lease Monday night.
Pionzio said the lease is really a confirmation of terms "that are already in effect."
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"Everything's staying the same," Pionzio said of the lease, which will expire on July 11, 2015.
As an added incentive, Pionzio said the company shared its FedEx number so the borough could send the paperwork back at no cost.
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