Commissioners hold 10‑minute executive session after threat of lawsuit over roadside mowing; no action taken

Pratt County commissioners went into a 10‑minute attorney‑client executive session on July 28 after a commissioner reported receiving a phone call from someone threatening legal action if intersections and roads were not mowed by a given date. A commissioner said the caller warned the county and landowners could be sued and mentioned that Kiowa County had placed about 40 temporary stop signs and landowners there were mowing some intersections themselves. The commissioner brought the matter to the board and requested legal counsel; a motion to enter executive session for attorney‑client privilege for 10 minutes passed on a voice vote. The session began and later the board announced it had returned to open session with “no action taken.” No further details about the threatened lawsuit, the caller, or any potential court filing were provided in open session. Commissioners did not announce any follow‑up steps in the public record at the time the meeting resumed.