Sullivan County Legislature approves property sale and a broadband-tower agreement

SULLIVAN COUNTY — During its Nov. 13 special meeting the Sullivan County Legislature approved two procedural resolutions by voice vote.

Property sale: The Legislature authorized the sale of county property to the second-highest bidder from the September 2025 auction. The motion to approve the sale was moved in the meeting (mover in the transcript identified as Joe Bridal) and passed by voice vote.

Eldred Highland tower agreement: The Legislature also authorized execution of an amendment to the short-form antenna site agreement with SBA Properties LLC for the Eldred Highland Communications Tower to support the county’s municipal infrastructure broadband grant initiative. The motion was made by Matt McPhillips and seconded by Nick Salamone; the measure passed by voice vote.

Administrative details such as the buyer name for the property sale, the amendment’s contractual terms, and the broadband grant award details were not specified on the record and were not included in the meeting transcript.

Outcome summary (from the meeting record):
• Resolution 2 — Authorize sale of property to second-highest bidder from September 2025 auction: approved (mover: Joe Bridal; second: not specified in the transcript).
• Resolution 3 — Amend short-form antenna site agreement with SBA Properties LLC for Eldred Highland Communications Tower: approved (mover: Matt McPhillips; second: Nick Salamone).

Next steps: The measures passed by voice vote; staff did not provide additional detail about contract terms or sale proceeds in the transcript, and the Legislature did not request immediate follow-up in the meeting record.