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Residents and commissioners spar over Greenback school track and budget committee recommends radio, opioid and assessment appropriations
Summary
At the Dec. 15 workshop, residents disputed the cost of restoring the old Greenback school site and adding a track; the budget committee recommended transfers and appropriations including $229,580 for radios, $241,868.76 from opioid abatement funds, and $8,800 to hire a vendor for assessment notices.
Public comment during the commission workshop focused in part on school facilities in Greenback and on budget committee recommendations. A longtime resident criticized the cost to excavate and restore the old school site and questioned a proposed $3.0M–$7.5M track, saying demolition work left foundations and utilities that will raise cleanup costs. "We tore down that school... now it's gonna cost $3,000,000 to take that…
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