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Sumner County reconstitutes Brown House ad hoc committee, trims membership to seven after public plea
Summary
Sumner County commissioners voted to reconstitute the Brown House ad hoc committee after extensive public comment urging preservation of the Latimer Brown House. The commission amended an initial motion to include prior committee members and then adopted an amendment to cap membership at seven; both amendments passed 4–3.
Commissioners for Sumner County voted to reconstitute the Latimer Brown House ad hoc committee and set its final membership at seven after extended public comment and internal debate.
Public commenters urged the county to accelerate preservation work and to combine the prior ad hoc members with newly proposed representatives. Laura Lager, a resident at 4480 Waite Road, told commissioners, “I just really wanna thank you all sincerely for, living up to that commitment,” and urged merging the old and new memberships to show a “good faith effort.” Jim Ladner, another resident,…
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