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Kendall County approves three Proposition A conservation easements totaling ~120 acres
Summary
The court accepted Proposition A committee recommendations to purchase conservation easements on three properties (24 acres, 53.22 acres, 43 acres) using Proposition A funds; each purchase and associated transaction costs were approved by roll call votes that carried 5–0.
Kendall County Commissioners Court voted on March 10 to accept the Proposition A committee’s recommendations to purchase conservation easements on three properties in the county.
Prop A committee representative Busby presented the three tracts and the committee’s unanimous recommendations. For tract A (123 Craigie Road, the Harmison property), the committee recommended $1,000 per acre for a 24‑acre easement ($24,000) with transaction costs not to exceed $75,000. For tract B (106 Riverbend Road, Lucy Griffith), the committee recommended $1,000 per acre for 53.22 acres ($53,220) and transaction costs not to exceed $75,000. For tract C (25 Spring Creek Road, Carolyn Shipman Evans), the committee recommended $1,000 per acre for 43 acres ($43,000) with an estimated transaction cost of $4,500.
Busby told the court the committee approved each recommendation by a vote of 9–0 (with absences) and provided the market valuations and proposed purchase figures. "The market value of the property is 750,000, so we're expending 99,000 on it," he said in reference to one tract and the committee’s recommended purchase price per acre.
Each property motion was made and seconded individually; each passed by unanimous roll call (5–0). The court will use Proposition A funds for the purchases and associated due‑diligence/transaction costs.
What to watch: the county anticipates completing standard due diligence and transaction steps; the court did not receive public opposition during the hearing on March 10.
