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Rutherford County School Board debates buying 85-acre Blackman Road parcel amid possible TDOT interchange
Summary
Board members debated whether to pursue purchase of roughly 85 acres on Blackman Road as a potential future high-school site, citing enrollment pressures, an uncertain TDOT interchange alignment and state funding questions; no formal purchase vote was taken at the work session.
The Rutherford County School Board discussed whether to pursue buying about 85 acres on Blackman Road after a landowner offered the parcel to the district.
Attorney/staff presenter Mister Reed explained the board previously received a signed contract that was never approved and outlined a typical inspection timeline — 180 days plus extensions — and warned that any purchase would be “subject to potential condemnation action by TDOT” if an interchange is built on the site. Reed also noted that the Stones Battlefield Parkway / Cherry…
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