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Board approves MOU with sheriff for Central View training site, greenlights plat to consider transferring Bondycroft fire hall lot
Summary
The board approved a one‑year memorandum of understanding with the White County Sheriff's Department for use of Central View property and voted to send a 1.08‑acre plat for the Bondycroft volunteer fire hall to the county planning commission for review; the MOU makes the sheriff's department responsible for maintenance during the term
The White County Board of Education on Sept. 11 approved a one‑year memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the White County Sheriff’s Department for limited use of the Central View property and authorized staff to forward a plat to the county planning commission to evaluate transferring roughly 1.08 acres for a volunteer fire hall at Bondycroft.
District administration described the MOU as a mutual, one‑year agreement effective Oct. 1 that allows the sheriff’s department to use the Central View site for training; the MOU contains a 90‑day reclaim clause allowing the district to repossess the property with notice. The board’s motion to approve the MOU passed by voice vote. Mr. D noted the MOU states the sheriff’s department will be solely responsible for maintenance, repairs, utilities and insurance for the portion of the property during the MOU’s term; administration said they will confirm insurance details with Tennessee Risk as part of final arrangements.
On the Bondycroft parcel, district staff presented a preliminary plat prepared by a surveyor that would create an approximately 1.08‑acre lot for the volunteer fire department facility. The board voted to forward that plat to the county planning commission and related county steering committee to determine the appropriate entity to receive the deed; the plat will return to the board for final approval before any conveyance. Board members emphasized the district will not deed property to an individual and that any deeded property must go to a properly vetted organization (for example, a nonprofit or structured volunteer company).
The board also discussed on‑site easements: staff noted the septic drain field and a gas line easement cross portions of the proposed area and those easements will be shown on the plat. No final property conveyance occurred at the Sept. 11 meeting.
