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Newport City Council approves budget amendment, zoning changes, Hampton Way adoption and multiple contracts and bids
Summary
At a council meeting, Newport aldermen approved a fiscal-year budget amendment, two zoning measures, a zoning overlay update, adopted Hampton Way as a city street and approved a slate of contracts and equipment purchases including a TDOT road-maintenance contract and several department bids.
The Newport City Council voted to approve a series of ordinances, a street adoption resolution and multiple contracts and bids during a regular meeting.
Council members approved the second reading of ordinance 2025-O-4, amending the city's operating budget and capital program for fiscal year 2024-25; they also passed the second readings of ordinance 2025-O-5 to rezone a parcel on West Highway 2570 from A-1 (agricultural) to C-2 (commercial) and ordinance 2025-O-6 to add overlay districts to chapter 5, section 501 of the city zoning code. The council adopted Resolution 2025-O-9 to bring Hampton Way into the city street system and rename it Hampton Street.
The council also approved the city's annual road maintenance contract with the Tennessee…
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