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Committee approves funds to pursue acquisition and demolition of flood-prone Cottontown properties

Sumner County General Operations Committee · November 4, 2025
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Summary

The committee approved agenda items authorizing acquisition and demolition work targeted at dilapidated, flood-prone properties in Cottontown. Commissioners discussed FEMA buyout requirements, potential costs, and a proposed $100,000 line for acquisition/demolition in the materials presented.

The General Operations committee approved agenda items to pursue acquisition and demolition of selected properties in Cottontown identified as flood-prone and structurally dilapidated.

Staff described a targeted acquisition for a house located on the creek bank that they said had been vacant and in poor condition for years. Committee materials listed acquisition and demolition line items and an overall…

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