Change is in the wind folks. Sit up, speak out and hang on! Three important dates to talk about.
Monday night, Sept September 24 at 6:30 P.M. in the Blount County Public Library will be the third and final Plans Review Citizen Imput session. Plans as in Blount County Planning. As in what YOU want for the future of Blount County.
This final public session falls between the Planning Commission's completed worksession on Water Quality Plan and EHAT action plan and discussion of further review activities and the September 27 meeting when they begin the plan revision process. That is right. This Thursday the revision process begins and then it will be quickly followed by a rubber stamp Commission session.
Go to the Library on Monday at 6:30 and let your voice be heard.
Go Thursday to the Planning Commission's Regular Session at the Courthouse September 27, 2007 5 30 PM
Go to the special County Commission meeting on Oct 9 at 7:00 p.m at the Courthouse.
And take a scorecard with you because you are going to need one.
Sept 27th is when any changes to the Blount County Policy Plan will begin to take shape. Read it yourself at Link... [1] and scroll down to Blount County Policy Plan. One huge hurdle to building our very own Pollywood West on 411 South has been lifted- county wide sewer service. While there keep a special eye on how we do zoning changes on 411 South because there are a couple of requests for RAC zoning approval which will be very interesting!
Oct 9 This date started off as a special called Commission meeting by Commissioner French to talk to the Blount County Property Assessor regarding how properties which have been rezoned to commercial are taxed.
Note to Commissioner French- I would love for you to come on here and tell us more about the issues with this!
Since this Special/Called meeting of the full County Commission was already on the books they have added the commission's required hearing on those zoning issues covered in that Sept 27th meeting.
This is only the second time anyone can remember that the full commission has called for a hearing on properties / issues before those issues have cleared the Planning Commission. Remember the last time? YES! it was that Sports Complex District. What is the rush folks? Could it be that you are sure the Planning Commission will rubber stamp these requested zoning changes?
With everything going on in Blount County the fireworks never seem to stop. Come! Who knows that will happen!