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Tullahoma board approves rezoning, grants and opioid settlement in routine votes
Summary
On a mostly procedural agenda the board approved two rezoning ordinances (16-64 and 16-65), authorized a $20,000 semi-quincentennial grant application, waived sign permits for the tree-lighting event, and approved participation in the state opioid abatement agreement (Amendment 6).
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen cleared several routine but consequential items during Monday’s meeting, approving zoning map amendments, grant applications and a statewide opioid settlement participation form.
Unfinished business: the board passed Ordinance 16-64 (second and final reading) to rezone a parcel at 203 Highland Drive from low-density residential (R-1) to medium-density residential (R-2) by a 6–0 vote. It also approved Ordinance 16-65 (second and final reading) to rezone parcels on East Lauderdale Street from R-2 to R-3 (high density), 6–0.
New business: Item 25-1-15 authorized the community engagement officer to apply for a $20,000 Tennessee Commission semi-quincentennial grant (no local match required); the board approved the application 6–0. Item 25-1-16 waived sign permit fees for the Tullahoma Community Foundation’s annual tree-lighting event scheduled for Nov. 29, 2025, and the board granted the waiver by voice vote. Item 25-1-17 authorized the mayor to execute the Tennessee State Subdivision opioid abatement agreement (Amendment 6) participation/release form; staff explained the state will route settlement funds through counties and then to local governments as appropriate; the board approved 6–0.
Taken together, the votes advanced local zoning changes and several community events and funding measures. Details such as final implementation dates, grant-purpose specifics and county distribution timelines for opioid-settlement funds were not specified in the meeting and will follow in staff materials.
