Tag Archives: Property Purchase

Sparta has purchased land to expand the South Carter Street Park. Mayor Jeff Young said the city closed on 1.4 acres from a local family for $125,000. “This new property is something that the city of Sparta has wished we owned for several years so that we could do a park expansion,” Young said. “The family that owns the property ... Read More »

A lack of information and timing are reasons why Putnam County Commissioner Theresa Tayes voted against the landfill property purchase Monday. The commission voted 17-4 in favor of the $280,000 purchase. Tayes said it is not the time to buy property with a new year for property reappraisals. “Citizens deserve to be thought about during this time of year,” Tayes ... Read More »

Sparta has purchased property across from South Carter Park at a foreclosure sale. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said that long-term plans have not been set. However, Hennessee said the immediate value to the city is the multiple options it provides for expansion at South Carter Street Park. Hennessee said the purchase price was $153,100 for a combined lot size of ... Read More »

The Highlands Residential Services is concluding the $675,000 purchase of about 14 acres of Cookeville’s Eagle’s Landing property. The land will be used to provide road access to the Hickory Valley Housing project on Buffalo Valley Road. Executive Director Dow Harris said the purchase will save the residential services time and money. “We are not going to have to build ... Read More »

The Putnam County Commission will discuss Monday night the purchase of up to six properties around the Justice Center. In a memorandum to the Commissioner’s Fiscal Review Committee. Mayor Randy Porter said architects and engineers suggest buying all the properties. They will be used for parking around the proposed Justice Center expansion. Commissioner Ben Rogers said the commission needs to ... Read More »