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Irrigation company and county agree to quitclaim deeds to correct Hawkins Reservoir boundary
Summary
Commissioners authorized quitclaim deeds to resolve a roughly 110‑foot survey discrepancy at Hawkins Reservoir after Marsh Center Irrigation Company and Potter Creek described fences and infrastructure that do not match deeded lines.
A representative for Marsh Center Irrigation Company told the Bannock County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 9 that a recent survey shows the county’s deeded parcel at Hawkins Reservoir does not match the ground by about 110 feet, and the county voted to sign quitclaim deeds to correct the legal descriptions.
The presenter said Marsh Center and Potter Creek LLC had reached agreement among themselves and that two quitclaim deeds on the private side were already signed. "We're trying to do a little land swap," the representative said, describing a three‑way quitclaim arrangement intended to place irrigation infrastructure inside Marsh Center’s boundary and leave each party with essentially the same acreage.
A commissioner clarified the county would not be conveying park property as part of the procedure; if the county later sought to sell any parcel it would first go to auction. The commissioner characterized the action as a quiet‑title correction to identify property lines rather than a conveyance of county land, and said the county starts and ends with about 10.92 acres.
Anita Jaime, the county assessor, reviewed surveyor documents and agreed the deed descriptions "did not match what's on the ground," saying the surveyor had attempted to capture the deed’s intent and that executing quitclaim deeds would resolve the inconsistency.
After hearing the staff recommendation, a commissioner moved that the county sign quitclaim deeds to correct the legal descriptions in the affected area. The chair called for the question; the commissioners voted "aye," and the board directed staff to execute and record the deeds.
Following the vote, the irrigation representative said Marsh Center is installing another phase of a roughly 10‑mile pipeline and invited commissioners to an open house in May.
The board’s action was limited to approving the quitclaim execution and filing. The record shows no conveyance of county acreage occurred; staff described this as an administrative fix to align deed language with the actual boundaries.
