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Board splits over priorities, safety and timing in five-year facilities plan; some members push to add property-acquisition line
Summary
Maury County staff presented a proposed five-year facilities plan; the board debated priorities including a proposed North Columbia elementary site, traffic-study status, enrollment pockets and whether to add a standing line item for future property purchases. Several trustees urged more detailed site plans and feasibility work before taking capital requests to the county commission.
Staff presented the Maury County five-year facilities plan and explained the only substantive change from last year's plan was removal of a sentence about Mount Pleasant campus reconfiguration. The board then engaged in an extended discussion about priorities, capacity and site readiness.
Eric Pearman (staff) said the document is the board's planning tool and that the typical next step is preparing a capital request to the county commission. He told the board that transportation and traffic requirements have been walked through with the City of Columbia and TDOT but…
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