Commission authorizes small land purchase for Sixtieth & Grand crossing and voted to enter executive session on property acquisition

Bourbon County commissioners voted Nov. 7 to allow Public Works to spend up to $2,200 to acquire two small parcels necessary for a low‑water crossing at Sixtieth and Grand and separately approved a short executive session to discuss a separate real‑estate acquisition.

Speaker 1 moved to authorize the purchase, citing parcel sizes of roughly 0.52 acres (22,533 square feet) and 0.2 acres (8,551 square feet) and asked Public Works to proceed; Speaker 2 seconded and the motion passed by voice vote. "So that's my motion," Speaker 1 said when proposing the authorization.

Earlier in the meeting, the commission voted to go into executive session for a preliminary discussion about acquiring real property, citing the statute as transcribed in the meeting record ("KSA 70Five-four319 B 6"). The motion specified that two commissioners, the county counselor and Eric Bailey would attend and set the session's length at seven minutes; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

The land‑purchase authorization was limited to the narrow purpose of enabling the low‑water crossing project; no detailed purchase agreement, seller names, or funding source were recorded in the meeting minutes beyond the spending authorization. The executive session was described as "preliminary discussion of acquisition of real property" with "possible action" noted in the motion.

What's next: Public Works may proceed with the described purchase and will report back to the commission; additional documentation and any final purchase price will be recorded in future minutes if action is taken.