Chip Blankenship

Blount County Schools reports and oversight

Contract costs will be set by the RFP bids due in late 2026.

Establishment of Ethics and Zoning Review Committees

Staff time and potential future regulatory compliance costs.

Industrial Development Board Reappointment and Transparency

Involves multimillion-dollar industrial projects, tax increment financing, and property tax generation supporting county services.

On-Premises Beer Permit Application for Secret Slice

Generates local business licensing revenue and supports commercial activity in Townsend.

election

No direct financial impact from this early voting announcement.

Board of Commissioners District 4 Seat C Vacancy

Change of Non-Conforming Use for Tattoo Studio

Minimal financial impact, limited to standard building permit and business licensing fees.

Mayoral Reorganization of Development Services

Budget-neutral administrative transfer totaling $339,358.

Franklin Overlook Subdivision Preliminary Plat

Grandview Ridge Subdivision Preliminary Plat

Steele Landing Lots 1-3 Preliminary and Final Plat

Bertha Tipton Heirs Property Preliminary and Final Plat

Church and Ramsey Property Common Driveway Request

Manor in the Foothills Phase 4, Unit 3 Final Plat

Draft Minutes - Planning Commission - September 24, 2026

Setting of Agenda

General Consent Calendar

Budget Consent Calendar

Agriculture Extension Committee Appointment

Education Committee Appointment

Human Resources Committee Nomination

Library Board of Trustees Recommendation

Records Commission Nomination

Veterans Affairs Committee Reappointment

Veterans Affairs Committee Appointments

BCSO Justice Assistance Grant

EMA State Homeland Security Grant

Resolution No. 26-10-001 - Highway Fund Asphalt Budget Increase

that the appointments be approved

A. SETTING OF AGENDA.

1. Beer Board Minutes from February 19, 2026.

1. First Reading of an On-premises Beer Permit Request for Secret Slice, 118 Stables Drive, Townsend, TN 37882.

2. Setting of the Next Beer Board Meeting.

that the appointment be forwarded to full commission.

Setting the Agenda

Approval of September 10, 2026 Workshop Minutes

General Consent Calendar Forwarding

Resolution No. 26-10-012: ALPR Public Hearing Resolution

Resolution No. 26-10-013: 12-Month Development Moratorium

Resolution No. 26-10-014: Data Center Moratorium

Resolution No. 26-10-015: Ambulance Service Regulation

Approval of July 23, 2026 meeting minutes

Site plan — Out of Eden, 2928 US Hwy 411 S

Amendment — vegetative buffering for 5695 Sevierville Rd site plan

Site plan — expansion of nonconforming use, 5695 Sevierville Rd

Preliminary plat — Williams Family Development, Wildwood Road

Final plat — Resubdivision Lots 2 & 3 Stone Construction Group & AS Properties

Preliminary and final plat — Padgett Property, Allegheny Loop Road

Preliminary and final plat — Ralph Wayne Best Property, Best Road

Replat — Lot 2 Hodge Property, Hodges Lane

Replat — Tract 18R-2 David Tex Hill Estate, Janeway Drive

Replat — Rebecca Trollope Property, Ridge Road

Resubdivision — Tract 17 David Tex Hill Estate, Janeway Road/Brick Mill Road Pike

Variance — Macklin Property lot size, Lou Goddard Lane

Replat — James and Helen Kerr Property with Terry Kerr lot line adjustment

Amendment — data center setback increased to 2,000 feet

Amendment — Emergency Authority section added to data center resolution

Amendment — Utility Impact broadened to all utility providers

Data center zoning resolution — forward to County Commission with recommendation to approve

that the appointments of Commissioners Bennett, Blankenship, Carver, Cooper, Corwin, Davis, Porter, Shields, and Simerly be confirmed.

to re-appoint Mr. Matt Murray, former Professor of Economics, University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Reappointment of Matt Murray to the Industrial Development Board

Election of Workshop Committee Chairperson

Election of Workshop Committee Vice Chairperson

that the resignation/declination of John E. Giles, Board of Commissioners District 4, Seat C, be accepted.

Accept Resignation/Declination of John E. Giles (District 4, Seat C)