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Resident challenges Loudon County over access to budget records, questions public-hearing notice
Summary
Residents at the June 16 Loudon County Commission workshop criticized the county's public records and notice practices, citing a denied records request and a potentially incorrect newspaper notice for the public hearing on the 2025–26 budget.
Blake Moore, a Loudon County resident in the First Legislative District, told the commission on June 16 that his records request for budget meeting minutes and related documents was denied because he did not include proof of residency.
"I stand before you this evening asking this legislative body to duly consider 2 things: 1, the importance of transparency as it relates to government budget meetings and subsequent decisions that are affected by those meetings. And 2, the importance of having records of those meetings…
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