JEFFERSON COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Kelly F. Harris August 31, 2016
Senior Real Estate Manager
Norfolk Southern
1200 Peachtree Street NE
12" Floor
Atlanta, GA 30309
Dear Kelly,
1am contacting you today on behalf of the Industrial Development Board (IDB) in Jefferson
County, Tennessee. | am the chairman of the IDB, and we have been looking to acquire land for
an industrial park for several months. It has been brought to my attention that Norfolk
‘Southern may have an interest in selling the land they own in New Market TN (site of the
proposed Intermodal Facility). We believe that this site is an attractive area to try and develop
into an Industrial Park.
{As the spokesman for the Jefferson County IDB it is my intent to contact you to determine if
Norfolk Southern may have an interest in selling the main 270-acre tract initially planned for
the Intermodal facility. We would love an opportunity to sit down with you or your
representatives at the earliest possible date to discuss this in greater detail f there is any
interest on the part of Norfolk Southern in discussing a land transaction in the immediate
future. If selling is not of interest to your organization, we would be interested in partnering
with you to develop and market this site to an extent that would be beneficial to both parties.
If there is interest in beginning a dialogue, we would love to obtain copies of the survey data,
including available plats and topography for the applicable parcel as well as copies of any
environmental studies performed to date to try and develop a pian to move forward.
‘Warmest Regards,
Lo
Larry Masters
Chairman
Jefferson County Industrial Development Board
PO Box 890 Dandridge TN 37725
Phone: 865.397.0650
Fax: 865.397.0164