T Mobile Tower… Up In The Air

In Huntington Harbour, the T Mobile Tower is still very much  up in the air.

When “What’s Up” first reported (April 25) that T-Mobile was constructing a tower next to the Harbour View School it was shortly thereafter reported that T Mobile and Huntington Beach had come to terms to move the tower. The city had agreed to give T Mobile $50,000 for lost construction costs.

Unfortunately, as attorney’s always tell us, a deal is not a deal until you have it in writing with all the signatures.

There are some conflicting stories but the council says that T Mobile changed their mind and wanted more than $50,000 and therefore the city took their offer off the table.

T Mobile has no comment on the council’s decision because its too soon to comment?  (Could be that both the city and T Mobile are in violation of some city rules.)

Measure C, which Huntington Beach citizens voted in over 20 years ago has some caveats that T Mobile might be in violation of according to the city. 

According to the city the cost of the tower changed during the negotiations.

On April 25 we ended our story with the line, “It promises to be a lively one at next Monday’s Council meeting”…however, that meeting was in closed session so we don’t know what happened.

Let’s see what happens at next week’s Council Meeting?

(go to April 25  to read the original story)