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Sumner County conditions fast‑track water MOA on annexation moratorium and Gallatin fee payment
Summary
The Sumner County Commission approved a fast‑track MOA with the City of Gallatin to reimburse work on a regional water project, accepting an amendment that conditions county disbursement on participating cities agreeing to a five‑year annexation moratorium and on Gallatin paying outstanding reappraisal fees.
The Sumner County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a fast‑track memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the City of Gallatin to reimburse the city for work on a regional water project after adopting an amendment that conditions county disbursement on two requirements.
Commissioner Mansfield moved to condition approval of county disbursements on participating cities creating “a minimum of a five‑year moratorium on annexation of unincorporated areas of the county for the purpose of residential development,” an idea he said had previously passed the commission in 2023. Mansfield said the amendment would give the commission “the power of the purse”…
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