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County staff outline proposed Tatum School property agreement
Summary
County staff described a draft agreement under which the school system would deed fee simple title of the Tatum School site to the county while retaining a perpetual easement for bus parking and a reserved area for a future fueling station; environmental liability for any fueling station would be handled via a separate agreement.
County staff briefed commissioners on a draft agreement to transfer the former Tatum School parcel to Troup County and to preserve a perpetual easement for school use.
The county manager (speaker 1) told the board the county would receive fee-simple title to the property (land area estimated from deed records at about 4.4 acres, with tax records listing 5.04 acres) and then grant the school system a perpetual easement sufficient for parking 15 buses and for a future fuel station if the school elects to add one. "The key terms of the agreement are that the county will be getting the fee simple title to the property, deeded by limited warranty deed from the school system," the manager said. Staff clarified the easement area would be the school's responsibility to maintain; any fueling station would require a standalone agreement addressing environmental liability.
Why it matters: the structure preserves county ownership of the parcel while allowing the school system continued operational access and clear assignment of maintenance and liability responsibilities. The board was told the school board still must approve the conceptual plan before final action.
Next steps: staff said the county can deliver a revised draft to the board for consideration and that the school system must sign off on the final conceptual plan before the board votes on a formal agreement.
