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Gratiot County commissioners table airport farmland lease after dispute over acreage and bidding
Summary
Commissioners paused a proposed multi-year lease at the Gratiot County airport after conflicting USDA parcel information and concerns about whether available farmland has been offered competitively; board members asked staff to clarify acreage and maps before returning the item.
The Gratiot County Board of Commissioners deferred a decision about leasing airport farmland after an extended debate about how much tillable acreage the county actually controls and whether those acres should be put out for competitive bid.
Board discussion centered on a discrepancy between acreage reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the parcels the airport manager says are currently being farmed. One…
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