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Tennessee board rescinds merger order for South Fork Utility District; case remains open

5899804 · October 3, 2025
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The Tennessee Board of Utility Regulation voted 7-2 in a special meeting to rescind a July order that would have merged South Fork Utility District into Bristol Bluff City Utility District. Board staff said the case will remain open and the board will continue scrutiny of South Fork after the district’s general manager, Adam Hale, left.

The Tennessee Board of Utility Regulation voted 7-2 in a special-called meeting to rescind its July order that would have merged South Fork Utility District with Bristol Bluff City Utility District, though board staff said the case will remain open and the board will continue to monitor South Fork’s operations.

Board staff member K. Ross told the board that staff was recommending rescission after South Fork’s general manager, Adam Hale, left the utility. "We are requesting and recommending that the board vote to rescind the order from our July meeting," Ross said, adding that rescinding the order would not close the board’s review: "South Fork Utility District will stay under the…

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