Land sale provides point of presence for Wightman Telecom
Following a closed session of council on Nov. 19, Centre Wellington councillor have approved a sale of land in northern Fergus.
The CAO was authorized to execute a purchase/sale agreement with Wightman Telecom in the amount of $30,000 per acre for 0.114 acres.
Council quickly approved the disposition of property during the public session of the meeting.
Mayor Joanne Ross-Zuj explained the transaction involved a piece of municipal property on Gregson Court.
The property is included within an MDS (Minimum Distance Separation) arc from a farm property.
“As such we cannot build anything on it,” the mayor explained.
Director of planning and development Brett Salmon explained the property is required by Wightman Telecom to build a small point-of-presence building for its network it is extending to Centre Wellington.
