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Committee orders surplus inventory and a title search for Old Courthouse; residents and commissioners press to locate time capsule and restrict courthouse‑sidef
Summary
The committee directed staff to inventory and post surplus items from the Old Courthouse, requested a title search to clarify property bounds, and approved pursuing a budget recommendation for a gate/fence by the Gallatin Public Library to limit courthouse-side parking access.
Sumner County’s General Operations Committee voted to inventory furnishings and surplusable equipment in the Old Courthouse at 100 Public Square, order the items posted on the county surplus site, and directed the county legal office to perform a title search to confirm the courthouse property’s metes and bounds.
Committee members said the 20,000‑square‑foot building contains desks, fixed equipment and some specialized machinery; they recommended clearing removable items to surplus so departments can claim assets for reuse and so staff can evaluate the building’s highest and best use with an architect later.
Commissioners also instructed staff…
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