Committee agrees to gift narrow strip of county land to Shelbyville for riverwalk, forwards to commission

The Bedford County Courthouse and Property Committee agreed to transfer a narrow parcel of county property to the city of Shelbyville so the city can pursue grant funding to extend a riverwalk.

The chair explained the parcel is only about 8–10 feet wide and runs along a chain-link fence down to Cannon Boulevard, and noted the area has curbing and landscaping but is technically not city-owned. The chair said the city re-applied for a multimodal ("T‑DOT or a multi-modal or whatever they call it") grant that would fund improvements to that segment of riverwalk access. Committee members discussed the legal description provided in the meeting packet and the presence of stakes on the ground marking the area.

Committee members moved to gift the described corridor to the city; the motion carried on a voice vote ("All in favor"). The committee’s action is a recommendation; the transfer will be forwarded to the county commission for final approval and any required deed or memorandum of understanding will be coordinated through county offices prior to that vote.

The chair emphasized the transfer would not affect county parking or building property and that it primarily covers the narrow strip adjacent to the fence. The committee did not record a named mover or seconder in the transcript, and no roll-call vote tally is available in the record. Any final legal or administrative conditions for the transfer (exact deed language, closing timeline) were not specified during the meeting.