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Lenoir City residents dispute alcohol-use rumors at proposed annexation site; council approves annexation ordinances
Summary
At a Lenoir City Council meeting, a property owner denied plans to serve alcohol at a site proposed for annexation near a church, school and daycare. The council approved multiple annexation items after a public hearing and asked staff to notify nearby stakeholders if future development applications are filed.
Lenoir City Council held a public hearing on proposed annexations and approved multiple annexation measures after residents raised concerns over rumors that an event center serving alcohol might open near a church, a school and a daycare.
The dispute surfaced during the public hearing when property owner Allie Rosenberg told the council she and her husband — owners of the site discussed for annexation — do not serve or approve of alcohol on the property. "We have no means whatsoever of alcohol. We don't drink. We don't approve of it," Rosenberg said. The council and staff said any use that would allow alcohol would require separate review through the planning commission and other proper channels before construction or change of use could occur.
City staff noted the annexation process includes a plan…
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