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Commission approves property extension, grant agreements and budget items including $100,000 earnest deposit
Summary
The commission approved an interlocal JAG grant agreement with Murfreesboro, exercised a 30‑day extension on the county's option to purchase the Bank of America building with a $100,000 earnest deposit, certified a 13.62% TCRS employer pension rate and approved multiple budget amendments and capital requests.
The Rutherford County Board of Commissioners on April 16 approved a package of budget and property items that included a joint Department of Justice JAG grant application with the City of Murfreesboro, a $100,000 earnest-money deposit to extend the county's option to purchase the Bank of America building at 120 East Main Street, and several capital and pension-related resolutions.
Public Safety committee members and staff said the JAG award will be split 50/50 with Murfreesboro and that the city will be the fiscal agent to file the application and draw down funds if awarded. "It's a grant we've partnered on for years," committee staff said; past purchases under the program…
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