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Sweetwater approves joint resolution to support I‑75 industrial park; funding details among counties still evolving
Summary
The commission approved a joint resolution committing Sweetwater funds toward road and water infrastructure for a proposed industrial park at I‑75. McMinn County has committed $750,000; Monroe County and Sweetwater have pledged smaller amounts but some contributions are contingent on their local approvals and final project invoices.
The Sweetwater Board of Commissioners voted to approve a joint resolution committing city funding toward road and water infrastructure for a proposed industrial park at the I‑75 interchange.
City staff and the developer made a joint presentation describing the project scope and the infrastructure the project requires: widening and improving Pleasant Grove Road to the park entrance, internal park roads and utilities, and a 12‑inch water main capable of supplying about 2,000 gallons per minute for fire suppression. Watts Bar Utility District (W. Bud / Watts Bar) has agreed to build a 2.7‑mile water route from an existing McMinn County connection to the site; Sweetwater would retain electric, gas and sewer service locally while Watts Bar would supply water and be a customer of the Sweetwater utility for sewer service.
The developer’s representative, Tom, presented an economic impact analysis prepared for the project that showed…
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