Kanawhae supervisors authorize county administrator to sign bowling-alley lease release

On January 22, the Kanawhae County Board of Supervisors during a special call meeting moved to authorize County Administrator Steve Bowen to sign a release of tenancy and to vacate the county's lease for the bowling alley.

An unidentified board member opened the meeting and said the session’s single topic was the bowling alley. That member told the board that “earlier this week, a release was requested” and asked for a motion authorizing County Administrator Steve Bowen to sign the paperwork releasing the tenancy.

An unidentified board member moved to approve the meeting agenda, and another member seconded. After that procedural vote, an unidentified member moved to authorize Steve Bowen to vacate the lease and to sign the release; another member seconded. The board approved the motion by voice vote (several members responded “Aye”); the transcript does not record roll-call totals or any dissenting votes.

The meeting concluded after a separate procedural motion to adjourn, which was seconded and approved by voice vote.

The transcript does not state the reason the release was sought, the terms of the release, whether the bowling alley operator agreed to the release, or any timeline for when the release would be signed. The record also does not include a roll-call vote or numerical tally; it records only voice approval. The board did not provide additional detail in the portions of the transcript provided.

The most recent action recorded is the board’s authorization for County Administrator Steve Bowen to execute the release of tenancy and the board’s adjournment of the special meeting.