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Commission committee approves sale of Winchester property to prevention coalition; courtroom space designated for recovery court
Summary
The General Operations Committee approved negotiating a sale of the county parcel on East Winchester to the Sumner Prevention Coalition for $186,000 with a deed restriction to ensure continued public-health use; the panel also designated a courtroom footprint for Recovery Court programming.
The General Operations Committee on Monday authorized staff to negotiate the sale of county property at 117 East Winchester to the Sumner Prevention Coalition for $186,000, with a deed restriction (reverter clause) ensuring the parcel must be used for public-health purposes or revert to the county.
The action came after public presentations from prevention and recovery advocates and a discussion of how county opioid-abatement funds and local matches would support renovation and ongoing programming. Jerica Mayo, president of the Sumner Prevention Coalition, said the property would provide “opportunities for much needed office and planning space as well as classroom and meeting space for prevention programs and the community.” Ashley Freeman, a coalition board member, said the group made an offer in “good faith” and emphasized continuing program needs amid…
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