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Commissioners amend August resolution on Coyote Creek Road, set compensation at $1,000 per acre pending signatures
Summary
The board amended an August 20 approval for a road through the Voigt family property so compensation is $1,000 per acre for a total of 10.29 acres and directed that the easements be attached and filed; the amendment’s effect is contingent on the easements being signed and recorded.
Mercer County commissioners amended a prior August 20 motion regarding a road through the Voigt family property, changing compensation to $1,000 per acre for a total of 10.29 acres and directing that the finalized easements be attached to county minutes and filed with the recorder’s office.
An official reading of the amendment stated: “Amend the August 20 motion regarding the road through the Voigt family property so that compensation shall be $1,000 per acre, and the road will be as established in the attached easements. Once this is signed by the Boyd family, commissioner can sign. This gets attached to the minutes.” The commission also discussed specifying acreage breakdowns in the amendment (the easement documents list parcels of approximately 9.08 and 1.21 acres, totaling 10.29 acres).
Signatures and effect: commissioners made clear the amended approval is contingent on the required parties signing the easements. One commissioner said the action is nullified if the easements are not signed. The board directed staff to collect signatures and to file the attached easements with the county recorder so the state review can proceed.
Why it matters: the easement and road route affect county access, adjacent landowners and state-owned school sections crossed by the proposed route. Commissioners discussed ensuring the legal descriptions are clear and that the county’s paperwork will prevent future disputes.
Next steps: county staff were asked to finalize the amendment language in writing, obtain the signatures of landowners (the Boyd/Voigt family and others named in the easements) and file the instruments with the recorder so the county can present the route to the state for approval. The commission discussed using a per-acre figure to reduce ambiguity and to align with state review expectations.
Formal action: the commission read the amendment and moved it into the record; the transcript records the motion’s reading, instructions for signatures and filing, and next steps. The meeting did not record a numeric roll-call vote tied to the amendment in the transcript; the board proceeded to obtain signatures and to treat the amendment as adopted once the easements are signed and recorded.
