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Board approves 10-year farm lease with Blackland Farms for county-owned parcel
Summary
Klamath County accepted the single RFP from Blackland Farms for roughly 100 acres at the Aikenal siphon and approved a 10-year lease (Jan. 1, 2025–Dec. 31, 2035) and an IGA with the City of Klamath Falls on shared rent payments; annual shared rent stated as $12,000.
Klamath County commissioners accepted the only response to a request for proposals for a roughly 100-acre county–city parcel known locally as the Aikenal siphon and approved a 10-year farm lease with Blackland Farms.
Staff said the property has been leased for farming since 1992 and that the current lease expires Dec. 31, 2024. The board accepted Blackland Farms' proposal, then approved a related farm lease and an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Klamath Falls to share rent payments. County staff reported that the rent payment structure will be shared equally with the city and that the annual rent payment is $12,000 less costs incurred under the lease.
Both items were approved by voice vote. The motion to accept the RFP and the separate motion to approve and sign the farm lease and IGA were put on the record during the meeting; no separate roll-call vote was recorded in the transcript excerpt.
Next steps: staff will finalize lease paperwork and the IGA with the city and execute the documents as authorized by the board.
