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City manager: TA Wilson sale hasn’t closed; residents in action using annex and pallets in storage
Summary
City Manager Jonathan Green told council the sale of TA Wilson to Residents in Action had not closed; the group is housing people in the annex, pallet shelters remain in storage, and the city paid a $25,100 insurance deductible after a vehicle damaged the property’s fencing.
The City of Jackson’s planned sale of the former TA Wilson School to the nonprofit Residents in Action had not closed as of the Jan. 14 meeting, City Manager Jonathan Green said, though the group is occupying the annex and some pallets are stored inside the building.
In an update requested by council, Green said Residents in Action is still awaiting community-center grants and reimbursement grants that the organization expects will fund the purchase and programming. “The sale hasn't happened yet,” Green said. “The entity, Residents in Action, is still waiting on their community center grants and other grants to come through. I'm confident they're gonna come through.” He added city staff had not seen a reason to change course and that the group “has done everything they said they were…
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