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Commissioners sharply divided over Tweetsie Trail extension and grant scope
Summary
Carter County commissioners engaged in a heated debate on Nov. 17 over a roughly $7 million grant and the proposed Tweetsie Trail extension; some commissioners urged using the funds for tourism and master planning while others warned about maintenance, homelessness along the trail and fiscal prudence.
A contentious discussion over the proposed extension of the Tweetsie Trail dominated a large portion of the Carter County Commission meeting on Nov. 17, exposing sharp differences among commissioners over the project's cost, benefits and community impacts.
One commissioner described local survey results that were overwhelmingly negative about spending local or state money on a trail extension, saying most respondents opposed the expenditure. "Do we listen to our constituents, or do we just push it on them?" the commissioner asked, summarizing opposition in several neighborhoods.
Other commissioners defended the grant-funded project as a tourism and…
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