Town Administrator Martha Semmes reports that the much discussed, long-planned, and heretofore legally complicated "decommissioning" of NexTel's telecommunication site on the East Marshall Street Water Tower has suddenly become much simpler.

After the Town decided that it did "not want to take ownership of any of the equipment or the equipment shelter on the site" the need for a detailed "decommissioning agreement" between the Town and NexTel become moot.

NexTel will remove all its antennas and ground equipment and restore the site "to its pre-installation condition."

NexTel's rental payments to the town will cease as soon as it's equipment has been removed and the site restored. The loss of revenue will be affect revenues this year and will also be reflected in the Town's fiscal year 2015 budget.