Commissioners authorize wire transfer to buy Windy Gap Ranch property, direct staff to arrange temporary safety fencing

County Manager Moyer asked the board to authorize a wire transfer to complete the county's purchase of the Windy Gap Ranch (Kobayashi family property). The manager told commissioners that the seller had received probate documents and closing could occur "as early as later this week or early next week," and requested authority to transmit $1,135,000 plus the county's share of closing costs and to allow the chair to stamp a signature contingent on legal review.

Commissioners voted in favor of approving the wire transfer and authorizing the chair to stamp signature on final documents after legal review. Manager Moyer also asked for direction to move forward on installing a temporary safety fence around old cabins on the property for public‑safety reasons; the board authorized him to contract with a fence company and to ratify the contract later, with guidance that a contract over a negotiated threshold would return to the board. Commissioners emphasized that any contracting would be brought back for ratification if required under budget rules.

Moyer said he had received initial costs from fence companies but did not yet have a final price, and that he would report back. The board also directed staff to order an appraisal and proceed with negotiations for intersection realignment associated with the acquisition.