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"if the individual owner wants it, right? That's the benefit of the notice process, because I do know there are people in town who very much want to be able to sell, and there's some very much don't. So it's good to get it in writing."

if the individual owner wants it, right? That's the benefit of the notice process, because I do know there are people in town who very much want to be able to sell, and there's some very much don't. So it's good to get it in writing.
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May 12, 2026

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I want to be able to sell it to a wireless company if they're an adjoining property owner. That we don't identify but would fit, you know, and they say we do want to be in the overlay, then I would say, yeah, let's consider it. There are— if the individual owner wants it, right? That's the benefit of the notice process, because I do know there are people in town who very much want to be able to sell, and there's some very much don't. So it's good to get it in writing.

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