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Sumner County ad hoc committee formed to restore William and Martha Brown house; residents press for quick action
Summary
An ad hoc committee in Sumner County organized leadership and set a meeting schedule to oversee restoration of the William and Martha Brown house and park, as residents urged the county to honor a $500,000 bequest and move quickly to secure and stabilize the property.
The Sumner County Brown House Restoration Ad Hoc Committee elected leadership, set a recurring meeting schedule and pledged to accelerate work to stabilize and restore the William and Martha Brown house after residents urged the county to honor a bequest and clear years of overgrowth.
Resident Cynthia McLeod told the committee she had researched a codicil she said directed $500,000 to Sumner County “to establish and maintain a public park located at 212 Hunters Lane, Hendersonville, Tennessee,” and she urged officials to preserve the home and surrounding land. Kevin Baker, another nearby resident, urged cooperation between the mayor’s office, the school district and county staff, and said the donation to the family’s preferred causes created an obligation for prompt action.
Committee members confirmed Jeremy Mansfield as chair after a nomination and hand count; members also selected a vice chair by unanimous voice vote (the transcript did not clearly record the final named appointee). The group agreed to meet monthly and to report progress to the…
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