Trousdale County to consider purchase to extend Ward School grounds; rezoning, opioid funds and hazard plan also set for next meeting

Trousdale County officials said during a work session that they will place on next week’s agenda a proposal to buy a 4.8-acre parcel from Eric Wallace for $70,000 to extend the Ward School property toward Front Street and Broadway and to support a walking trail. County staff said Budget and Finance reviewed the purchase and recommended taking it to the commission, and that money for the purchase was proposed to come from remaining ARPA funds if the commission approves it.

The purchase, combined with an 8.2-acre donation of Ward School land, would create about 13 acres the county could use for a walking trail and to contribute to the Greenway project, County Mayor said. He told commissioners that combining the donated and purchased acreage “would give an average cost per acre on that 13 acres of $5,300.” The mayor said he spoke with Chris Helson, a realtor and developer from Gallatin, who advised that the…