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KITTITAS COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
2026 AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: November 17, 2026
ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Set a Public Hearing on December 1, 2026, at 2:00 pm
local time, to Consider Leasing of County Owned Airport Property
for Agricultural Purposes.
BACKGROUND: Bowers Field includes approximately 800 acres of agricultural
property across seven (7) tracts. For over thirty years land at Bowers
Field has been leased for agricultural purposes. The current lease
terms end November 30, 2026. With the current leases expiring there
is interest in continuing to provide agricultural property for lease.
Grazing property at Bowers Field has been separated into seven tracts.
Water is being made available to only one tract.
Sealed bids were solicited for a five-year lease term. Bids were
received at Public Works on October 29, 2026. The bids received
have a reduction in average price per acre from the previous leases.
Previous lease was an average of $52 per acre. Bids received are an
average of $32 per acre. The highest value was demonstrated where
irrigation water remains available. The remaining tracts without water
saw a decrease in the price per acre.
INTERACTION: Public Works, Prosecutors Office
RECOMMENDATION: Set a Public Hearing on December 1, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. to consider
leasing of County owned Airport Property for agricultural purposes.
HANDLING: Return One original to Public Works
ATTACHMENTS: Notice of Public Hearing
LEAD STAFF: Josh Fredrickson, Director
Publish:
Public Notice
Kittitas County, Ellensburg WA
The Board of Kittitas County Commissioners will meet at 2pm on 12/1/2026 at 205 West 5th Avenue, Suite 109, Ellensburg,
WA 98926 to consider new agricultural leases for Bowers Field Airport.
More information is online at http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/notices/.
Clerk of the Board
Daily Record: 11/19/2026; 11/26/2026
North Kittitas County Tribune: 11/19/2026
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For more information, contact Public Works
Anyone with an interest in this matter is urged to attend said hearing where all testimony will be taken. Written comments may be received at
205 W 5th Ave. STE 108, Ellensburg, WA 98926 at or prior to the hearing.
Kittitas County complies with all ADA requirements.
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