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Council withdraws Bauer-family farmland lease for further review
McHenry City Council · February 18, 2026
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Summary
Councilors pulled lease item 6B after discovering packet discrepancies about named parties and per-acre rates; members voted to withdraw the item for correction and negotiation with the family.
The McHenry City Council on Feb. 17 voted to withdraw a proposed lease with the Bauer family (agenda item 6B) after aldermen identified errors in the meeting packet and raised questions about rent rates and parties on the lease.
Alderman Davis and others noted the summary in the packet listed deceased family members, while the lease…
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