- June 16, 2025
The Palm Coast City Council has approved two lease contracts for the construction of two new cell towers in Palm Coast.
The first tower will be located at 350 Palm Coast Parkway, with the new Fire Station 22, which is under construction. Diamond Towers V is the lessee and will build a 150-foot cell tower capable of accommodating at least four carriers.
Diamond Towers will pay Palm Coast $50,000 for the company to build the cell tower on the lot. The city will also receive 40% of Diamond Towers’ first tenant sublease fee and 50% for the subsequent tenants.
Palm Coast Director of Information Technology Doug Akins said there are already at least two carriers interested in subleasing at this tower.
The second cell tower will be at 50 Citation Blvd, next to the city’s Water Treatment Plant #2. The contract is with Wireless Edge Towers III, which would build another 150-foot cell tower that can also accommodate at least four carriers.
This tower will also host city radio equipment to read water meters in the area, Akins said. Wireless Edge will pay Palm Coast a one-time fee of $20,000, and then $5,000 with the sublease of a major carrier. Palm Coast will also receive 40% of any sublease fees from the tower’s first tenant and 50% for all the following tenants.
Each lease has an initial one-year term and is then available for the company to renew the lease for five years, with up to five additional five-year renewals.
While some residents attended the June 3 meeting to protest the cell towers, Vice Mayor Theresa Carli Pontieri said there doesn’t seem to be any alternative to placements for the towers in the city.
“I think this is a business necessity. It's an economic development friendly necessity,” she said. “It’s also a safety issue as well."
Both contracts were unanimously approved by the council.
