Haywood County Board authorizes committee to finalize purchase of 100.02 acres for new high school

The Haywood County Board of Education on an amended agenda approved a resolution authorizing the board’s executive committee to finalize details to purchase 100.02 acres of property owned by Matthew Simmons on the west side of Highway 76 (Anderson Avenue) in Brownsville.

Board members added the item to the agenda before voting to adopt the resolution. A board member read the resolution aloud and a motion to approve was made and seconded; the board voted to carry the motion.

The resolution as read directs the Haywood County School Board’s executive committee to finalize details required to complete the purchase. The transcript record contains the property description and acreage as read at the meeting; no purchase price, closing date or funding source was specified in the public remarks.

Board members did not record a roll-call vote with individual yes/no tallies in the transcript; the motion passed after the standard call for “aye” and the chair announced the motion carried.

Next steps described in the meeting were limited to the authorization; the board did not provide additional contract or financing details at the time of the vote.

The board convened other agenda items after approving the resolution, including contracts and budget amendments.

No statutes, ordinances or external approvals were cited on the record as conditions for the purchase during the discussion.

The board’s action authorizes the executive committee to complete the remaining transactional details; the transcript does not specify a closing date or identified funding source for the acquisition.