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Board reviews automatic land lease and directs staff to file signed copy
Summary
During the same work session, staff summarized a county land lease that automatically renews annually; commissioners asked staff to produce a signed copy for county files and confirmed lessees provide security and maintenance in exchange for privileges.
At the end of the work session, staff reviewed a county land lease that is written to renew year‑to‑year and described the arrangement with local lessees: neighbors provide security, maintain roads and cameras, and in return have limited hunting privileges under the lease.
Staff told commissioners the arrangement was intended to provide security and property‑management services at no cost to the county; commissioners noted they did not have a signed copy on file and asked the clerk to place a signed original in county records. Different dollar amounts were cited during the discussion (a speaker said the lessees "are paying 14,000, I think it is, in the lease a year," while other speakers referenced figures such as "$11.05" and "112"), and county staff agreed to clarify and file the correct payment amount and the original lease pages.
Commissioners confirmed that the lease was not intended as a standard hunting lease but as a security arrangement to protect newly acquired property and to allow the development authority access for showings. The board asked staff to redraw or reissue the lease as necessary so that a signed copy is on file. After that instruction the meeting was adjourned.
