The Crossville City Council met in a special called session today at noon with the intention of passing the third and final reading of the purchase of the Village Inn-the controversial low-income housing facility on Main street.  They did not vote.  Another legal snag caused Mayor Crawford to pull the item from the agenda on the advice of the city attorney. There was no explanation of what the problem is.  The vote was delayed until a later date. This is the second time there has been a legal problem with the purchase agreement. In their last called meeting the Council conducted a “do-over” vote on the first reading.

That vote was still counted as a second reading even though there was something changed in the agreement from the first vote. It’s unclear what the change was.

The Crossville Chronicle has called out the City Council for lack of transparency after the newspaper’s request for public records was denied concerning the findings of an out-of-town legal firm that investigated the Village Inn’s City ordered unlawful evictions of all residents earlier this year.

From The Chronicle:

.”While Mayor Crawford says the city is not acting “off the cuff,” we can’t know that because so little information has been shared with the public. That’s why the Chronicle is currently waiting to inspect public documents related to this proposed purchase.  It’s not the council’s $450,000 that will be spent to purchase this property. It’s the taxpayers’ money. “