Telecommunications Contract, Property Acquisition On The Consent Agenda

The Charlotte (NC) City Council approved several consent items during their January 27 meeting to ensure Charlotte Douglas International Airport continues to meet its current and future goals.

Interim Aviation Director Brent Cagle said among the items approved are a telecommunications contract with a cellular provider. In 1999, the Airport constructed a rotating beacon tower for airfield operations, which can also accommodate telecommunication antennae systems. On April 13, 2009, Council approved a contract with T-Mobile South, LLC to lease adjacent land and attach antennas and related equipment. This contract renews this lease for an additional five years beginning January 1, 2014 at a rental rate of $4,057 per month with 3 percent annual escalations.

The City Council approved a five-year lease amendment with T-Mobile South, LLC for a telecommunications antenna and related facility site on the Airport’s rotating beacon tower.   

Other consent items approved by the City Council include the acquisition of five properties as part of the Airport Master Plan Land Acquisition program.

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