# Tennessee Record

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## Recent meetings (11)

- [2026-10-27 — Monroe County Commission Holds October Meeting — Agenda Details Unavailable](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/meetings/52263e29-e531-46e3-ab87-ff4bb6691ec9): County Commission
- [2026-09-22 — Commission votes 8-2 to opt out of state building code inspections for one- and two-family homes](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/meetings/958879da-1459-41e7-8f60-1aaf86bc0429): County Commission
- [2026-08-31 — Monroe County swears in newly elected officials — mayor, sheriff, clerks, commissioners and school board](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/meetings/48ec70d7-14f9-4390-9bc0-8f60b072a481): Swearing in of County Officials
- [2026-08-31 — Commission pushes Congress to fix storm-wrecked Citico Road as closing commissioners honored](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/meetings/df9dd11c-1eff-4834-b22c-5b06215130a1): County Commission
- [2026-07-28 — Commission rejects $250K transfer to True Purpose Ministries, 9-1, saying the county has no surplus to give](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/meetings/d03f47f1-fe3b-4fee-980d-5c2590d6952f): County Commission
- [2026-06-23 — Commission locks in $1.5228 tax rate — fourth year with no tax hike — but splits 8-2 on opioid settlement spending](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/meetings/b8e84391-96ba-49ec-a96d-3839eac500d9): County Commission
- [2026-05-26 — Commission funds rodeo, heart monitors and road fixes; highway renamed for Donald Lankford](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/meetings/8c0e1d46-5009-4f19-9fc9-d9e8e7cea2ac): County Commission
- [2026-04-28 — Commission OKs rodeo sponsorship funds, sheriff grant applications — and a years-long road dispute rages on](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/meetings/59d4d491-551b-44b1-b855-353933ce47fb): County Commission
- [2026-03-24 — County to seek $420K grant for two new ambulances; resident presses for road to be added to county system](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/meetings/7d80c3eb-6798-4707-9554-84603542c4cf): County Commission
- [2026-02-24 — County OKs $1M fairgrounds grant, airport septic fix — but punts Tellico Plains TDEC resolution](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/meetings/718a0a4f-1736-4d17-ad0b-3017c245b180): County Commission
- [2026-01-27 — County puts $990K into road paving, buys two ambulances, and asks state to crack down on crypto ATM scams](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/meetings/18399ad8-ed42-4818-ba57-d1703fa96ee5): County Commission


## Civic issues (42)

- [Sheriff's Office staffing reclassifications](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/leadership-vacancy): general · priority: medium
- [SSG Ryan E. Haupt Memorial Highway designation](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/ssg-ryan-e-haupt-memorial-highway-designation): roads · priority: low
- [Fairgrounds site development](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/fairgrounds-site-development): parks-rec · priority: high
- [Citico Creek Road closure and repair](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/citico-creek-road-closure-and-repair): roads · priority: high
- [Highway fund and broadband budget amendments](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/highway-fund-and-broadband-budget): roads · priority: high
- [Opt-out of statewide building codes for one- and two-family dwellings](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/opt-out-of-statewide-building-codes-for-one-and-two-family-dwellings): zoning · priority: high
- [Recognition of 4-H Forestry Judging National Champions](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/recognition-of-4-h-forestry-judging-national-champions): schools · priority: low
- [Transition of County Leadership for New Term](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/transition-of-county-leadership-for-new-term): development · priority: medium
- [Boiling Springs County Road maintenance dispute](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/boiling-springs-county-road-maintenance-dispute): roads · priority: medium
- [School budget adjustments](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/school-budget-adjustments): schools · priority: medium
- [Mineral severance tax for road fund](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/mineral-severance-tax-for-road-fund): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [Industrial Development Board tax authority](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/economic-development): development · priority: medium
- [Solid waste recycling equipment grant and new center opening](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/solid-waste-recycling-equipment-grant-and-new-center-opening): environment · priority: medium
- [Airport runway light replacement](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/airport-runway-light-replacement): roads · priority: low
- [Nonprofit funding for fire, rescue, E-911 and animal welfare](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/use-of-county-surplus-funds-for-nonprofit-grants): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [Ambulance service funding and equipment](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/ambulance-service-funding-and-equipment): public-safety · priority: high
- [Five-mile rule and county land-use authority](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/five-mile-rule-and-county-land-use-authority): zoning · priority: medium
- [County budget appropriations for FY 2026-27](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/county-budget-appropriations-for-fy-2026-27): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [Opioid settlement fund distribution](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/opioid-settlement-fund-distribution): public-safety · priority: high
- [Safe Baby Courts program funding](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/safe-baby-courts-program-funding): public-safety · priority: medium
- [FY 2025-26 general fund budget amendments](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/fy-2025-26-general-fund-budget): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [AI data centers — water, power and rural land concerns](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/ai-data-centers-water-power-and-rural-land-concerns): zoning · priority: high
- [FY 2026-27 property tax levy — no increase for fourth year](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/fy-2026-27-property-tax-levy-no-increase-for-fourth-year): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [Proposed Madisonville annexation on Highway 411](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/proposed-madisonville-annexation-on-highway-411): development · priority: medium
- [Delapro tax attorney appointment](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/delapro-tax-attorney-appointment): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [Tellico Plains dispute with TDEC](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/tellico-plains-dispute-with-tdec): environment · priority: medium
- [Tellico Plains High School track](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/tellico-plains-high-school-track): schools · priority: medium
- [FY 2026-27 road paving list](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/fy-2026-27-road-paving-list): roads · priority: high
- [Airport septic system replacement](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/airport-septic-system-replacement): water-utilities · priority: high
- [Tellico Area Services System bond issue](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/tellico-area-services-system-bond-issue): water-utilities · priority: high
- [Sheriff's Department grant applications](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/sheriffs-department-grant-applications): public-safety · priority: high
- [Warren Springs Road status dispute](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/warren-springs-road-status-dispute): roads · priority: medium
- [Tellico Convenience Center turn lane](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/tellico-convenience-center-turn-lane): roads · priority: medium
- [Jail medical services contract](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/jail-medical-services-contract): public-safety · priority: medium
- [Big Fork Road bridge rehabilitation](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/big-fork-road-bridge-rehabilitation): roads · priority: high
- [Cryptocurrency ATM elder fraud](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/cryptocurrency-atm-elder-fraud): public-safety · priority: medium
- [Jackson Law landfill veto power](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/jackson-law-landfill-veto-power): environment · priority: high
- [Courthouse window restoration](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/courthouse-window-restoration): taxes-budget · priority: low
- [jail custody death](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/jail-custody-death): general · priority: medium
- [downtown development](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/downtown-development): development · priority: medium
- [candidates forum](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/candidates-forum): general · priority: medium
- [school property transfer](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/issues/school-property-transfer): education · priority: medium


## Development applications (1)

- [Tellico Property Owners Association Utility District](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/development/tellico-property-owners-association-utility-district): other · approved


## Community topics (12)

- [Building code opt-out](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/community/building-code-opt-out): zoning
- [Use of county surplus funds for nonprofit grants](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/community/use-of-county-surplus-funds-for-nonprofit-grants): budget
- [Citico Road](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/community/citico-road): roads
- [AI data centers](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/community/ai-data-centers): zoning
- [Five-mile rule / county planning authority](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/community/five-mile-rule-county-planning-authority): zoning
- [Bourne Springs County Road](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/community/bourne-springs-county-road): roads
- [Boiling Springs County Road maintenance](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/community/boiling-springs-county-road-maintenance): roads
- [Proposed annexation on Highway 411](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/community/proposed-annexation-on-highway-411): development
- [Urban growth plan and county representation](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/community/urban-growth-plan-and-county-representation): zoning
- [Warren Springs Road / TVA project TBA 7106](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/community/warren-springs-road-tva-project-tba-7106): roads
- [Boiling Springs County Road / TVA Project 7106](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/community/boiling-springs-county-road-tva-project-7106): roads
- [Commission packet delivery](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/community/commission-packet-delivery): budget


## Officials (14)

- [Mitch Ingram](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/officials/mitch-ingram): County Mayor
- [Adam Reynolds](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/officials/adam-reynolds): Commissioner District 1
- [Donald Seiler](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/officials/donald-seiler): Commissioner District 1
- [Travis Wade](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/officials/travis-wade): Commissioner District 1
- [Brian Harrill](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/officials/brian-harrill): Commissioner District 2
- [Mark Hatcher](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/officials/mark-hatcher): Commissioner District 2
- [David Winters](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/officials/david-winters): Commissioner District 2
- [Danny Everhart](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/officials/danny-everhart): Commissioner District 3
- [Kraig Miller](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/officials/kraig-miller): Commissioner District 3
- [Roger Thomas](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/officials/roger-thomas): Commissioner District 3
- [Leslie Moore](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/officials/leslie-moore): Commissioner District 4
- [James Brown](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/officials/james-brown): Administrator of Elections — Election Commission
- [Stacy Chambers](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/officials/stacy-chambers): Director, Planning and Development — Planning and Development
- [Gail Sensibaugh](https://tennesseerecord.org/monroecounty/officials/gail-sensibaugh): Director, Finance — Finance