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Fox Community Center

Fox Community Center

About Fox Community Center Inc.

Fox Community Center Inc. (“Fox CC”) is a State of Tennessee-registered 501(c)3 nonprofit entity, formed to guide and support restoration and conversion of Fox Middle School in Gainesboro, Tennessee into a Community Center serving all of Jackson County.

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This historic building was originally Jackson County High School from 1939 to 1969 and became Fox Middle School from 1970-2000. Located at 707 School Dr. in Gainesboro, half a mile from the Jackson County Courthouse, it has stood vacant since the new Jackson County Middle School was completed in 2000 at 170 Blue Devil Lane. The Fox building is owned by the Jackson County School District under the authority of the Jackson County School Board.

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Working with the Jackson County School Board to obtain a long-term facility lease, Fox CC is also working with the Jackson County Board of Commissioners to pursue grant opportunities for funding the building’s restoration and improvements necessary to support the conversion. The collective goal of Fox CC, the School Board, Jackson County and the Town of Gainesboro is for this wonderful old building to serve as many in our community as possible, in the best ways possible.

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Our Mission

As a nonprofit organization, Fox CC’s mission is to leverage an existing, unused resource (the old Fox School building) to create an active, thriving Community Center serving all of Jackson County. Working with our Town, County and School Board, we are determined to find a path forward to create a Center that will benefit Jackson County citizens of all ages.

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The Community Center Project Steering Committee 

  • John Deane, Chair - Board Member, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce

  • Jason Hardy, Superintendent, Jackson County School District

  • Mark Brown, District #5 Representative, Jackson County School Board

  • Jackson Co Commissioner Josh Denson

  • Jackson Co Commissioner Mark Dosch

  • Deb Whitaker, Alderperson, Gainesboro Town Council / Commissioner, Gainesboro Town Planning Commission

  • Beth Young, Alderperson, Gainesboro Town Council

  • Hope Vargas, President, Industrial Development Board

  • John Deane, President/Director

  • Hope Vargas, Vice President/Director

  • Melissa Mitchell, Secretary/Director

  • Diana Mandli, Treasurer/Director

  • Kyle Richardson, Director

  • Kyle Richardson, Attorney, Fry & Knight Attorneys at Law

  • Halee Potter, Jackson County Health Department

  • Marc Stengel, President/CEO, Wasioto Restoration Company, LLC

  • Diana Mandli, President, AccuReg Inc. / Former Owner, The Bull & Thistle

  • Nan Fox, representing the Fox family, Town of Gainesboro

  • Melissa Mitchell, former Twin Lakes executive (retired)

  • Mandy Posten Perhay, CEO, Putnam County Family YMCA

Fox Community Center Inc. (registered 501c3 Nonprofit)
Interim Board of Directors

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The foundation of this project is a set of core values for developing projects with community impact. These core values also guide our use of this website to keep our community informed every step of the way:

Guiding Values

  1. We believe people who are affected by a decision have a right to be involved in the decision-making process.
     

  2. We promise that the public’s contribution will influence the decision.
     

  3. We will promote sustainable decisions by recognizing and communicating the needs and interests of all participants, including decision-makers.
     

  4. We will seek out and facilitate the involvement of people potentially affected by or interested in a decision.
     

  5. We will seek input from participants in designing how they participate.
     

  6. We will provide participants with the information they need to participate in a meaningful way.
     

  7. We will communicate to participants how their input affected the decision. 


 

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