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Tawa Landscape seeks county land; commissioners enter executive session on potential real estate, litigation and personnel
Summary
Tawa Landscape Co. representatives told Hancock County commissioners March 5 they want to acquire adjacent county-owned property; the board discussed options including lease, sale through the Port Authority or public auction and then entered executive session to discuss potential litigation, real estate transfer and personnel discipline, returning with no action taken.
Representatives of Tawa Landscape Co. told Hancock County Commissioners on March 5 that they would like to acquire county-owned land adjacent to their County Road 140 operations.
Eric Kuhlman and Adam Miller of Tawa Landscape Co. described their current operations and requested that the county consider selling or leasing the parcel next to their property. Matt Gilroy (board contact) outlined options the commissioners could pursue: lease the property, sell it through the Port Authority, or sell it through public auction. Commissioners discussed preferences between a Port Authority sale and public auction; the minutes note another business also expressed interest in county property.
Phil Johnson requested an executive session to discuss potential litigation and a potential real-estate transfer; Sheriff Cortez also requested an executive session regarding personnel discipline. At 11:40 a.m. Commissioner Jeffrey Hunker moved to enter executive session on those matters; Timothy Bechtol seconded. The roll-call vote recorded Hunker yes, Bechtol yes, Bateson yes. The board reconvened at 12:08 p.m.; Jeffrey Hunker moved to come out of executive session, Timothy Bechtol seconded, and the motion passed 3-0. The minutes explicitly note no action was taken while in executive session.
What happens next: The record shows options for disposition were discussed and an executive session occurred; the minutes do not record any binding decision, sale, lease terms or follow-up timeline for the county-owned parcel.
