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Williamson County committees split over $17.85 million bond to pursue ‘Hill’ courthouse site
Summary
At a Feb. 26 joint meeting of Williamson County’s budget and law enforcement committees, the budget side voted to advance a not-to-exceed $17,850,000 bond authorization for a proposed courthouse site on Columbia Avenue while the law enforcement committee opposed it; commissioners raised concerns about valuation, financing and timing.
The budget committee on Feb. 26 voted to advance an initial resolution to publish notice for a not-to-exceed $17,850,000 general obligation bond to buy a parcel known locally as the “Hill” property on Columbia Avenue as a potential courthouse site, while the law enforcement committee signaled opposition.
The initial resolution (2-26-7) is procedural: county staff told commissioners it is meant to authorize publication of notice required to start the process and does not itself obligate the county to buy the land. An unnamed county official described the owner as willing to sell and said judges had identified the site as a candidate. “Phoebe needs…
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