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Jul. 13—The Aiken City Council on Monday approved leasing land behind the city’s police headquarters to S.C. Educational Television, clearing the way for the construction of a new telecommunications tower there and the disassembly of an older one at the abandoned Aiken County hospital complex.
The lease marks a significant step forward for the long-discussed tower project, which officials have acknowledged, in one form or another, has often moved at a sluggish pace.
“This has been a long time coming,” City Council member Lessie Price said Monday. “I am excited. We should all be. It’s taken a long time.”
City Council preliminarily approved the lease in late June, teeing up Monday’s unanimous vote…
