Cherokee County Board of Supervisors, Iowa, will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, the 21st day of April, 2026, at 9:00 o’clock A.M. in the Board of Supervisors Room at the Cherokee County Courthouse, 520 West Main Street, Cherokee, Iowa, on a resolution to enter into a three (3) year farm lease of the following described real estate:
Parcel #1, the 22.70 acres of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter (S ½ SW ¼); Parcel #2, 1.87 acres of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter (N ½ SW ¼); and Parcel #3, 1.88 acres of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter (N ½ SW ¼), all in Section 20, Township 93 North, Range 39 West of the 5th P.M.
Parcel #1 consists of tillable ground. Parcel #2 and Parcel #3 consist of pasture ground.
Persons wishing to make written comments may do so by submitting them to the Cherokee County Auditor no later than 8:30 A.M. on Tuesday, the 21st day of April, 2026. Persons wishing to make oral comments may do so at the public hearing at the time and place referenced above.
The Board of Supervisors will consider an offer from Doug Stowater to lease the real estate above described in the amount of $178.64 per acre per year for three (3) years. Said annual payment to be due by March 1st each year. Further number of acres and annual lease payment shall be subject to annual review and potential mining of said premises. Any reduction in the number of acres shall reduce the annual lease payment accordingly.
Persons with questions about the lease of real property should contact the office of the County Auditor at the Cherokee County Courthouse at 712-225-6704.
This notice is being published in conformance with Iowa Code Sections 331.361 and 331.305
Kris Glienke
Cherokee County Auditor
Published in the Marcus News on April 9, 2026