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Commission clears publication step for $17.85M bond and extends due diligence on Columbia Ave. property amid debate
Summary
The commission voted to publish notice enabling up to $17.85 million in general obligation bonds and approved a 180-day due-diligence-extension (with a $175,000 fee) to evaluate the Columbia Avenue site for a potential new judicial center after task-force review and public comment; both steps drew divided but passing votes.
The Williamson County Board of Commissioners on May 11 approved two separate but related steps toward a possible new judicial center: an initial resolution authorizing publication for up to $17,850,000 in general obligation bonds and an amendment extending the county’s due-diligence period on a Columbia Avenue parcel.
The initial-resolution vote (agenda item 5 26 37) authorizes publication required by state law as a procedural prerequisite to borrowing; commissioners said publication would preserve timing so the county could move to market without delay. "This is not…
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