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Board accepts farm-lease bids: Gilmore Wapsi lease to Lansky and Ontario farm high bid accepted
Summary
Supervisors opened bids and accepted a Gilmore Wapsi access lease from Bruce Lansky ($60 per acre) and accepted the high bid for the Ontario farm (approx. 60.4 acres) from Matthew Hirschotte after an auction-style rebid; motions carried by recorded votes.
The board opened and acted on multiple farm-lease bids during its Sept. 3 meeting.
For the Gilmore Wapsi access ground, the clerk reported one timely bid of $60 per acre from Bruce Lansky. Supervisors debated comparability to other parcels and recommended a 5% provision for the conservation director; the board moved to accept the $60-per-acre bid from Lansky and approved the motion by roll call.
Separately, the county opened several bids for the county farm and conducted a rebid/auction process. Bids reported during the meeting ranged from roughly $2.25 to highs in the $3.30–$3.85-per-acre or per-unit figures as recorded in the clerk’s notes (transcription varies). Following competitive rebidding the board recorded a motion to accept the high bid for the Ontario farm (reported as approximately 60.4 acres) from Matthew Hirschotte under a three-year lease/contract; that motion was seconded and carried.
Board members clarified lease lengths (three-year terms) and asked staff to ensure bidder identification and signatures before finalizing documentation. The board recorded roll calls for these motions.
