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Residents urge Sumner County to use $500,000 Brown bequest to restore historic Brown House
Summary
Public commenters at the Sumner County General Operations Committee meeting pressed commissioners to prioritize restoration of the historic Brown House after the county received a $500,000 bequest restricted for a park and maintenance of the home.
Michael Clark, a Hendersonville resident, told the Sumner County General Operations Committee that money tied to the estate of a William Brown has been transferred to the county and urged commissioners to prioritize restoration work on the Brown House.
“After years and months and everything, the mayor has finally beat Vanguard down and we got and got the money has been transferred to the county,” Clark said during the public-comment portion of the committee’s March 24 meeting. He said commissioners would be asked later to appropriate some of the funds.
Cynthia McLeod, a resident who identified the property as part of the Liberty…
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