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Gatlinburg aldermen approve bond resolutions, several zoning ordinances, appointments and a beer-permit; first readings also advanced
Summary
The Gatlinburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved bond resolutions to begin issuing up to $10 million for water treatment plant improvements and a public safety building addition, approved multiple zoning actions, and made appointments to municipal boards.
The Gatlinburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved initial and final bond resolutions to begin the process for issuing up to $10 million in general obligation bonds to fund improvements to the city’s water treatment plant and to add onto the public safety building.
City staff described the funding plan as a split use of the bond proceeds: $5 million toward the water treatment plant expansion (25-year term) and $5 million toward the public safety building addition (20-year term). The Board approved an initial bond resolution to start the comment period and a subsequent resolution authorizing issuance in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000.
The Board also completed second readings and approvals for two zoning reclassifications and advanced several first readings:
- Ordinance No. 2626: Reclassify parcel 219 (Tax Map 116) at 669 Christie’s Place from R-1 low-density residential to C-4 recreation commercial — second reading and approved. - Ordinance No. 2627: Reclassify parcel 66 (Tax Map 117) at 420 Carter Towne Road from R-1 low-density residential to C-2 general business — second reading and approved. - Ordinance No. 2628: Amendment to the zoning ordinance to require pay-to-park commercial parking lots to be paved with asphalt, concrete or other permanent paving — first reading advanced. - Ordinance (spoken as "29" in the transcript): Reclassification of parcels at 433 and 439 Winfield Heights Road from R-3 to C-2 — advanced (see separate story covering neighborhood opposition and details). - Ordinance No. 2630: Amend municipal code to change the time of Board meetings from 6 p.m. to 5 p.m. — first reading advanced.
The Board appointed Gus Floodquist and Ken Webster to the Environmental Design Review Board and appointed Maggie Bowers to the Municipal Board of Zoning Appeals.
In a separate Beer Board session held after the Aldermen’s meeting, the Beer Board approved an on/off-premise beer permit for Tri City Incorporated (doing business as Taco Trail, 959 Parkway); the permit was approved pending receipt of the health department signature on the application.
Why it matters: The bond resolutions allow the city to begin the formal process of issuing general obligation debt to finance capital projects, while the zoning and code changes affect local land use and city operations. The appointments fill local advisory-board seats used in design and zoning decisions.
What to watch: Publication of the formal bond issue documents and the final ordinance records for the zoning changes will reflect any conditions, timing, or additional financial details the Board did not specify in the meeting remarks.
