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This bill authorizes the town of Union Vale in Dutchess County to lease a specific parcel of municipally-owned parkland to Homeland Towers, LLC for the purpose of installing and operating a wireless communications tower. The lease would be for a maximum of thirty years at fair market value, and includes a 12-foot-wide, 470-foot easement for access and utilities. The bill specifies that all proceeds from the lease must be used for capital improvements to existing park and recreation facilities or for acquiring additional parklands. If the leased land is no longer used for the wireless communication tower, the lease will terminate, and the land will revert to the town for public park and recreational purposes. The bill also includes a provision requiring the town to comply with any federal requirements related to parkland alienation, including ensuring that any replacement land is equivalent in value and usefulness. The legislation includes precise legal descriptions of the lease area and easement, and is designed to balance the town's desire for improved wireless communication infrastructure with maintaining public recreational space.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5224