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Lamar County board approves multiple 40‑year 16th Section leases, including new residential agreements
Summary
The board unanimously approved three 40‑year 16th Section land leases and an assignment/adjustment, setting annual rents of $250, $345 and $575 and entering lease documents into the minutes. Lease exhibits and parcel identifiers were recorded.
At its Oct. 14, 2025 meeting in Lumberton, the Lamar County Board of Education approved several long‑term 16th Section land actions.
On a motion by Lance LeFan, seconded by Jordan Carlisle, the board voted unanimously to approve a new 40‑year residential lease for John Silas (16‑2N‑14W) at an annual rent of $250. The board also approved, on a motion by Jordan Carlisle and second by Shae Farmer, an assignment and rental adjustment for an easement to MJET Farm & Timber Land Investment, LLC (16‑4N‑16W) with a new annual rent of $345. On a motion by Shae Farmer, seconded by Jordan Carlisle the board approved a separate 40‑year lease for Broome Realty (16‑5N‑16W) at $575 per year.
Minutes and packet materials include full lease documents and Exhibit A legal descriptions for parcels and reference numbers (for example, John Silas parcel and PPIN information were included in the meeting packet). Board members recorded no dissent on the motions and the approvals were entered into the official minutes.
The leases include standard 16th Section provisions such as periodic statutory or appraiser-based rent adjustments, lessee obligations for taxes and improvements, and long-term renewal options; the board record places responsibility for appraisal and rent‑adjustment procedures on lessees where statutory procedures apply.
