News Talk 94.1/AM 1600 Where The Upper Cumberland Talks
The Norfolk Southern Railroad claims it owns land that runs behind the Crossville Amphitheater.
Railroad officials have offered the city the opportunity to purchase the land, but Mayor Pro-Tem J.H. Graham said he thinks the city already owns the land.
“It was my understanding that the county received that 100-foot-wide property free and clear years and years ago,” Graham said. “When we were talking about rail for trails that was one of the things that came up, that they donated that to the county.”
Graham has asked City Attorney Will Ridley to make a full title investigation into the matter.
Earlier this month Norfolk Southern Railroad officials also informed Cumberland County officials that the railroad also owns land where the county library sits. The county building and grounds committee has recommended purchasing the property for $40,000.
