Tennessee Steel Buildings site plan

The Tennessee City fire chief appeared to answer questions about fire suppression, certifying fire coverage based on the on-site pond.

The company's operations manager said they've met every requirement, pay taxes, and serve customers within 250 miles — asking the commission to let them get back to building steel buildings.

A Nubbin Ridge neighbor and fellow business owner said the company has been treated unfairly — six years in business before being zoned commercial — and urged the commission to lighten the burden.

A neighbor who called the company one of the best on the road — no trouble, no trespassing — and asked the commission to act properly and ethically.

A lifelong county resident who said he's never seen anyone treated as badly as this company, and urged the commission to pass it.

A Loving Ridge resident since 1973 who called them the best neighbors he's ever had — far better than the old sawmill — and asked that they be allowed to stay and operate.