Commissioners spent time discussing the county's property‑tax burden and outreach to federal officials for payments in lieu of taxes.

A commissioner described Leavenworth County as having a large amount of tax‑exempt valuation — citing Fort Leavenworth, federal and state prisons, churches and schools — and said that leaves roughly 44% of taxable valuation paying for county services. "Leavenworth County has 56% property tax exempt, so only 44% of us are paying all the bills," the speaker said, adding the exempt valuation amounts to about $3 billion and that an estimated $30 million in annual property taxes could be generated if that valuation were taxable. The speaker said they had briefed a NACO representative (Shelby) and that the representative would try to help bring federal attention to pilot payments.

County staff and commissioners described ongoing efforts to identify federal contacts and to pursue pilot‑in‑lieu options. No formal motion was made; the conversation closed with a direction to continue outreach and to keep the public informed about progress.

The statements in the meeting are claims of fact about exempt valuation and potential tax impacts as presented by the commissioner; the county did not present supporting audit figures in the meeting and recommended follow‑up verification with assessor and state/federal sources before publishing precise dollar estimates.