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Commissioners discuss sale of Winchester property to prevention group, ask for deed protections and appraisal
Summary
Sumner County commissioners discussed a proposed sale of the county-owned property at East Winchester to the Southern Prevention Coalition and related groups, including a suggested reverter deed restriction and a recommendation for an appraisal; committee debated funding, title restrictions and next steps.
Sumner County General Operations Committee members discussed a plan to sell the county-owned property on East Winchester to the Southern Prevention Coalition and related recovery services organizations, and directed staff to negotiate terms that would protect public-health use of the land.
Committee members said the county should secure a deed restriction that preserves the property for public-health or recovery purposes and requested an appraisal before completing any sale.
The discussion matters because the county has received multiple proposals to use the parcel for addiction-prevention and recovery services. Committee members debated whether to convey the property at the figure cited in prior valuations, how to protect county interests if the property is subdivided, and which grant and opioid-abatement funds could be used to support renovation or…
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