Cass County Commission approves highway safety grant, energy contract and annexation; pauses one tax-sale bid, accepts another

The Cass County Commission, meeting at noon on March 12, 2025, voted unanimously on a package of routine county actions and handled two tax-sale offers, approving one and sending another back for further review.

The votes followed brief staff presentations and limited discussion. Commissioners recorded formal approvals for a sheriff—s office highway safety grant, a two-year wholesale natural gas agreement for the county justice center, and a voluntary annexation petition filed by the City of ARC, Missouri. During a separate agenda item the commission postponed action on a low tax-sale bid for a Belton property and accepted a $2,500 offer for a long-unsold subdivision lot that carried taxes since 2016.

Commission business and context Commissioners convened the meeting, took roll call and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance before approving the meeting agenda and prior meeting minutes. The commission recorded attendance by three commissioners and handled routine resolutions and property-sale matters in under 10 minutes of…