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Ghost tower block EE phone mast will cost South Ayrshire Council six-figure bill to remove

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South Ayrshire Council chiefs will be forced to cough up £200,000 to remove a phone mast from the doomed High Flats in Ayr.Officials at County Buildings have spent almost a year negotiating the removal of the equipment – owned by telecoms giant EE.Ayrshire Live can reveal the bill is now set to tip the scales at nearly TREBLE the original estimate of £75,000.The phone firm has a contract for its mast to sit atop one of the three tower blocks until 2025.But with work now underway to flatten the buildings, talks over a financial settlement to move the mast are intensifying.EE plans to move its equipment to nearby Craigie Way once the Riverside blocks have hit the ground.But it's understood they are to receive a substantial six-figure sum as compensation for the switch.In January, South Ayrshire bosses said they were "finalising the agreements for an early termination of the existing agreement".This week, they admitted discussions with EE were still "ongoing".The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.A senior council source revealed: "This has proved far more difficult than it should have done but, quite rightly, EE have pointed to the fact that their contract is in place until 2025. "If we want to move that mast, we've going to have to pay the price.

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