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Property Committee clears routine surpluses and leases but splits on Columbia Avenue due‑diligence extension
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Summary
The committee unanimously approved several surplus and license resolutions (K‑9 conveyance, drones to Nolensville, weapons surplus, a DUI recovery court lease, and a Battle of Franklin Trust license), but the request to extend due diligence on a Columbia Avenue property by 180 days produced a committee vote of 1 yes, 2 no, 1 abstain.
The Williamson County Property Committee approved a slate of routine property resolutions and narrowly forwarded a contested amendment on a Columbia Avenue purchase and sale agreement to the full commission.
Resolutions approved unanimously included surplusing and conveying a Dutch shepherd K‑9 to its former handler; transferring surplus unmanned aerial vehicles and related equipment to the town of Nolensville; declaring certain county‑owned weapons surplus with proceeds to fund replacements; and renewing a lease for the Williamson County General Sessions DUI recovery court. The sheriff explained the drones and older weapons are outdated or being replaced and that proceeds would go back into equipment budgets.
The committee also approved a nonexclusive license agreement allowing the Battle of Franklin Trust to install historic signage, trails and benches on enrichment center property, with a staff member describing the project as educational and not interfering with county use.
The most contested item was a second amendment to a purchase and sale agreement for property on Columbia Avenue intended for a potential new judicial center. The amendment would extend the county’s due‑diligence period by 180 days. Committee discussion clarified the county had paid an initial $250,000 deposit; under the amendment $175,000 of that deposit would remain with the seller as compensation for the extension and $75,000 would remain as earnest money should the county later proceed.
After discussion and a recommendation to wait for the task force’s upcoming report, one commissioner withdrew a second on the motion and later re‑seconded. The committee then voted: 1 yes, 2 no, 1 abstain. The motion will go forward to the full county commission for consideration with the task force expected to supply further input before the commission acts.
What passed (committee): K‑9 conveyance (unanimous); unmanned aerial vehicles to Nolensville (unanimous); weapons surplus (unanimous); DUI recovery court lease renewal (unanimous); license agreement with Battle of Franklin Trust (unanimous). The Columbia Avenue 180‑day extension passed in committee on a 1–2–1 vote and will proceed to the full commission.
