Introduction
How are y'all? I hope well. I'm enjoying my third day of Tennessee State retirement! (See my 5/15/2022 article.) Today, I spent the late morning and early afternoon planting Mrs. Appalachian Irishman's five sets of roses (four pink and white and one red, not pink). (See my 5/16/2022 article.) The proof is in the photograph below!
Yes, that's my '06 Frontier enjoying the shade in the “barn” (i.e., garage). Mrs. Appalachian Irishman must inspect the flowerbed before I spread the bags of mulch that we bought last Sunday afternoon.
Please forgive the personal sidetrack. This article is my third in the “poly-ticks” series on Advance Knox. (See my 5/9/2022 article that linked to my 5/8/2022, the first, article.) I like those folks now. This article focuses on the need to keep an eye out on the Knox County Commission.
Gibbs Planning Advocates - GPA: 5/16/2022 “Heads Up”
I have a “Farcebook” connection with Gibbs Planning Advocates - GPA. It is a fine group of community volunteers that want to retain the mostly rural status of this area. I write today to help the group.
On Monday, 5/16/2022, at 7:54 AM, the group gave a “heads up” about the upcoming Monday, 5/23/2022, Knox County Commission meeting (7 PM). The meeting will include discussion on 4–M-22-RZ/4-G-22-SP, which is a known developer's attempt to turn farmland into a “McMansion” subdivision.
Yesterday, I commented on the 5/16/2022 Gibbs Planning Advocates - GPA post as follows:
Thanks, Gibbs Planning Advocates - GPA. I have website and PDF files. I'm working on an article for my website (https://www.appalachianirishman.com). We must stop the LLC property buyers from creating another "McMansion" subdivision in the Corryton/Gibbs area! The road will not sustain the traffic! We, who live in this area, know! Keep the Corryton/Gibbs area mostly rural! There are too many "McMansion" subdivisions already here! We don't have the roads for more!
Those folks “liked” my comment.
Knox County Planning Alliance, Knoxville-Knox County Planning, and Knox County Commission – Layers of Bureaucracy – Websites & Information
The above is a complex section title that involves the three sub-sections below. I apologize. This section shows the layers of bureaucracy.
Knox County Planning Alliance (established in 2018)
Their “about” section of their website is https://www.kcpa.us/about-us. They are “a volunteer-organized community established in 2018.”
I have bookmarked their https://www.kcpa.us/post/a-very-long-april-planning-meeting. The area of interest is: “Northeast County. #20 4-G-22-SP / 4-M-22-RZ 7921 / 7923 Thompson School Rd., Sector Plan Ag to LDR, Rezone Ag to PR @ 5 du/ac. Transportation Analysis. 108 acres total. Same applicant as Dry Hollow neighborhood in South Knox. Commission 8. Contact Gibbs Planning Advocates (gibbspa@kcpa.us) for neighbors interested in this issue.”
Knoxville-Knox County Planning (established in 1956)
I mentioned these folks in my first 5/8/2022 article. From their https://knoxplanning.org/about:
Knoxville-Knox County Planning (Planning) was established in 1956 by Knoxville and Knox County as the agency responsible for comprehensive county-wide planning and administration of zoning and land subdivision regulations.
This entity started before I was born. Over the years, their incompetence had allowed many “malfunction junction” roads and “McMansion” subdivisions to be built.
I have saved four of their links as follows:
https://knoxplanning.org/cases/?filter=4-M-22-RZ: Case search for 4-M-22-RZ.
https://knoxplanning.org/cases/4-G-22-SP#case_next: Plan Amendment. Northeast County Sector Plan Amendment. 4-G-22-SP Related Case(s) 4-M-22-RZ.
https://knoxplanning.org/commission/2022/04: April, 2022, Planning Commission, Meeting Information.
https://knoxplanning.org/cases/4-G-22-SP: Plan Amendment. Northeast County Sector Plan Amendment. 4-G-22-SP Related Case(s) 4-M-22-RZ.
Note: From https://knoxplanning.org/cases/4-G-22-SP#case_property, you can see the farm property that the known developer wants to turn into “McMansions.” The link is https://www.kgis.org/maps/PlanningCases.html?run=SearchCases&casenumber=4-G-22-SP: Description: File Number: 4-G-22-SP. Applicant Name (1): I-75 Land Partners, LLC. Current Sector Plan Designation: AG (Agricultural), HP (Hillside Protection) & SP (Stream Protection). Requested Sector Plan Designation: LDR (Low Density Residential), HP (Hillside Protection) & SP (Stream Protection).
I know how to follow their bureaucratic psychobabble! I am watching them!
Knox County Commission
The Commission website is https://commission.knoxcountytn.gov/. On 5/10/2022, my commissioner replied very cordially to my 5/9/2022 email to him.
He is the chairman of the commission. Neither he nor I want to see another “McMansion” subdivision–especially in our “neck of the woods.” The winding, two-lane country road will not handle the traffic if the “McMansion” subdivision is built. My commissioner has assured me in an email that he wants to defeat the known developer's desire to build a “McMansion” subdivision on farmland.
Conclusion
As a side note, Mrs. Appalachian Irishman called me at about 4:30 PM to ask me to peel some 'taters for her. I took a break from writing to peel those 'taters! An Irishman must eat!
I'm one of many who are keeping an eye on Knox County Commission! We are watching y'all! Y'all do right by the unknown number of folks who want to retain the rural areas!
By the way, my new friends at Advance Knox published my three comments (5/1/2022, 5/6/2022, and 5/9/2022). My comments are part of several comments on the basic theme of this article. Keep rural areas rural! No “McMansion” subdivisions!
In close, I will email several folks after I publish this article. My email will reference this article.
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