Front Page News: Board of Directors Votes to Approve the Sale of the State Office Building: At the last Tennessee PTA board of directors meeting, the board voted to approve the sale of the state office building at 1905 Acklen Avenue in Nashville. There has been a lot of discussion around this topic for the past 8 to 10 years. Although the building has served the Tennessee PTA well over the past 62 years, it is no longer cost effective for Tennessee PTA. With only one part time employee and very few events or meetings held in the building, it is underutilized and the costs to maintain the building keep rising. The building has suffered damage from nearby construction, has an array of costly infrastructure repairs, and needs modernization. The board feels that the drain on Tennessee PTA’s finances from the building costs could be more wisely invested elsewhere to offer additional support for Tennessee PTA’s mission including programs and services for the Tennessee PTA membership and PTA units.
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