County cancels lease on Boyd elevator site

Acting on a recommendation from the Palouse Trail Committee, Whitman County commissioners Monday ended the county’s lease with Bob Boyd for land that runs between the Chipman Trail and the Moscow-Pullman Highway.

Boyd had leased the property, which is adjacent to property he owns, from the county. He previously owned a grain elevator that was situated on both parcels.

The grain bins and head house were destroyed by a fire Aug. 10, 2007.

Since that time, the county has been leasing the parcels to Boyd under a series of six-month leases.

Keith Kopf had leased the elevators from Boyd. Kopf said h...