Bill > A05851

This bill authorizes the town of Union Vale in Dutchess County to lease specific parklands to Homeland Towers, LLC for the installation and operation of a wireless communications tower for a period not exceeding 30 years. The bill provides detailed specifications for a lease area of approximately 5,250 square feet and a 12-foot-wide, 470-foot easement for access and utilities. All proceeds from the lease must be used for capital improvements to existing park and recreation facilities or for acquiring new park and recreational lands. The bill includes a provision that if the leased land is no longer used for the specified wireless communication purpose, the lease will terminate, and the land will revert to the town for public park use, with the tower and access road being removed. Additionally, the bill requires that if the parkland was originally purchased with federal funding, the town must comply with federal requirements for parkland alienation, including ensuring that any substituted land is equivalent in value and usefulness. The bill is designed to allow the town to generate revenue from an underutilized park area while maintaining the overall integrity and purpose of the park system.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A5851