County votes to terminate Highbridge post office lease after repeated site changes

The board approved a motion to terminate the county’s lease agreement with the contractor for a proposed Highbridge post office. Supervisors and highway committee members described a protracted process in which the postal contractor repeatedly changed driveway and septic plans and then indicated it no longer wanted the site. The highway committee recommended canceling the lease and collecting outstanding site costs.

The chair summarized the committee recommendation and explained the county’s intent to recover expenses, including site work and an initial one‑year lease payment. Highway committee members said the post office had asked the county to make successive changes — including requests for a retaining wall — and then declined the site, creating ongoing costs for the county. Supervisors voted in favor of terminating the lease so the county can recover costs and move on from the stalled project.