Sussex County commissioners voted to give the county administrator authority to negotiate, enter into a contract, and close or settle on Parcel 22025 B after discussing the property in executive session.

“We did discuss land acquisition. It would be appropriate at this time if someone made a motion to give the administrator of the county the authority to negotiate, enter into contract, and close or settle on Parcel 22025 B,” Mr. Moore, county administrator, said after the meeting returned to open session.

Mr. Lloyd moved to adopt the authorization and Ms. Gruenbaum seconded the motion. Commissioners McCarron, Lloyd, Gruenbaum, Riley and the presiding officer all voted yes; the presiding officer declared, “Motion carried.”

The action formally granted the county administrator negotiating and closing authority for the parcel. The meeting did not specify a purchase price, the seller, or a timeline for closing; those details were not stated on the record.

Later in the session, the commissioners also voted to recess until 1:30 p.m.; that motion was moved by Mr. McCarron, seconded by Mr. Lloyd, and approved by the same recorded yes votes.

No ordinance, contract text, or funding source for the purchase was presented in the public portion of the meeting, and no additional public details about Parcel 22025 B were provided during the recorded remarks.