Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Carter County public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
4 issues in development
New County Archives Building at Arney Hill
After years of searching for a suitable site, the commission picked the county-owned Arney Hill property for a new Archives building and will start hiring an architect. Two commissioners objected over crime concerns in the corridor, which the Sheriff's Office and other commissioners disputed.
Folsom House Future
A resident urged the commission to turn the historic Folsom House over to the archives committee, which he said has over $1 million in grant funds, citing the building's deteriorating condition and its ties to Civil War history.
District 8 commission seat vacancy and vacancies ahead
Jerry Stout's resignation leaves District 8 open, and with two planning commission vacancies and possible departures ahead, several seats must be filled by June's meeting.
Judge Don Lewis Blvd. property purchase
The commission voted unanimously to go ahead with buying the Elizabethton building now rather than waiting out the inspection period to March 20. All inspections, surveys and title work are complete.