Yadkin County commissioners approve $450,000 budget amendment for land acquisition and authorize manager to convey offer

The Yadkin County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $450,000 budget amendment on April 13, 2026 to increase the county’s Land Acquisition line item and authorized County Manager Michael Silverman to convey the associated offer. The amendment moved $450,000 from Fund Balance (account 1044000-49000) into Land Acquisition (account 1059000-51540), raising the Land Acquisition budget to $816,854 from a prior $366,854.

Vice Chairman Frank Zachary made the motion to approve the amendment and to authorize the County Manager to convey the offer; Commissioner Cliff Collins seconded and the motion passed 5-0. The action followed a closed-session negotiation discussion; the board reviewed the budget changes in open session before voting. The minutes record the line-item entries as: Fund Balance 1044000-49000 revised from $4,423,941 with a $450,000 increase to $4,873,941, and Land Acquisition 1059000-51540 revised from $366,854 with a $450,000 increase to $816,854.

The item was presented as a discrete appropriation for land acquisition; no additional public details about the parcel, seller, or purchase price beyond the budget adjustment were included in the minutes. The board’s approval directed staff to proceed with conveying the offer through the County Manager, who was authorized to act on the board’s instruction.