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Committee keeps Gallatin Square ("Children Are People" building) discussions open; joint March 13 meeting set to review nonprofit proposal

2508724 · March 4, 2025
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Sumner County commissioners discussed the status of the vacated Gallatin Square property (the "Children Are People" building) and scheduled a joint March 13 meeting so a nonprofit and court stakeholders can present plans for acquiring or using the site.

Sumner County commissioners on Monday discussed a complex, exploratory proposal for the vacated Gallatin Square property — the building sometimes referenced in materials as the Children Are People building — and scheduled a joint meeting for March 13 so a nonprofit and court stakeholders can present plans for acquiring or using the site.

The committee's review covered an executed lease found in the meeting packet that the law director said "was not voted on by the county commission," raising questions about the lease's legal standing. Committee members and the county law director described the discussion as exploratory. "I chose to lie silent…

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