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Bradley County Commission approves 20-year growth boundary and annexation interlocal agreement, 14-0
Summary
At its April 2025 voting session the Bradley County Commission approved an updated 20-year urban growth boundary and a 20-year annexation interlocal agreement with the cities, adopting limits on noncontiguous annexations and provisions for road annexations and a fire-tax committee.
The Bradley County Commission voted unanimously at its April 2025 voting session to adopt an updated 20-year urban growth boundary and to approve an annexation interlocal agreement with the cities of Cleveland and Charleston.
The agreement, dated 04/03/2025 and presented to the commission alongside the map, outlines new limits on noncontiguous annexation by referendum inside and outside the growth boundary, commitments by the cities to annex and assume maintenance of certain road segments and bridges, and a mechanism to address fire-tax revenue impacts. Commissioner Slater moved to approve the growth-policy coordinating committee's recommendation and the interlocal agreement; Commissioner Winters seconded. The motion passed 14-0.
Why it matters: The boundary and agreement set the framework for how Cleveland and Charleston may expand…
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