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PROPOSED LICENSE REQUEST
Request: Requesting authorization for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County (“the Preserves”), as Licensor to grant a License to Wide Open West d/b/a WOW!, Grantee, to locate, operate and maintain a fiber optic line along the north side of Dundee Road between Milwaukee Avenue and the I-294 Tollway at Potawatomi Woods to connect cellular towers for public telecommunication services. The section west of the Des Plaines River will have two 1.5-inch underground conduits installed within the existing right of way by directional bore, and from the west bank of the river to the Tollway will be aerial cable installed on the existing ComEd pole line.
Term: Ten (10) Years
License Fee: $119,876.03
License Application Fee: $1,000.00
YELAR Fee: $3,600.00
Total one-time upfront fee of $124,476.03 for the term of the License
(Sec. 5-2A-4 and 5-2B-4)
Tree Mitigation Fee: None
The area of the License is: 1.665 acres
Concurrence(s):
The Chief Financial Officer and Chief Attorney have approved this item.
Grantee has met the insurance requirements under the License Agreement.
The Forest Preserves staff have reviewed this license application and plans and have found them to be acceptable; therefore, it is recommended that the Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners approve the issuance of this license.
District(s): 14
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