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Commission authorizes $1-per-year lease of 129 Judge Don Lewis Blvd to UT Extension Office
Summary
The commission directed the county attorney to draft a lease giving the UT Extension Office exclusive use of 129 Judge Don Lewis Blvd for $1 per year (utilities and cleaning included). The motion passed unanimously. A separate budget amendment previously appropriated funds for a UT Extension building purchase.
The Carter County Board of Commissioners voted March 16 to authorize a lease agreement that would make 129 Judge Don Lewis Blvd available for exclusive use by the University of Tennessee (UT) Extension Office for a yearly lease amount of $1, with utilities and cleaning included.
County Attorney Josh Hardin summarized a report noting the county had completed acquisition of the property. After discussion about space needs for UT Extension programming and office expansion, Commissioner Aaron Frazier moved—seconded by Commissioner Lesley Hughes—that County Attorney Josh Hardin prepare a lease at $1 per year that provides exclusive use to the UT Extension Office and includes utilities and cleaning in the arrangement. The motion carried on a recorded 21-0 vote.
The meeting packet includes a related budget action (Budget Amendment #9) that appropriated funds from reserve accounts and recognized a THDA Home Grant to support a planned UT Extension building purchase; the budget amendment language states funds were appropriated to purchase a UT Extension building and recognizes the THDA grant used in the accounting entry. The commission’s lease motion is limited to drafting and authorizing the lease; the packet shows any building purchase actions are reflected in separate budget amendment entries.
The commission did not record public input in the provided segments and the lease motion was approved unanimously. County staff will draft the formal lease, including the stated $1 yearly payment and utilities/cleaning provisions, and return the document for final execution.
