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Residents oppose county takeover of private Stables Drive; driver asks commission to revisit hybrid/electric registration fee
Summary
Public commenters told the Blount County commission they oppose the highway department's renewed effort to take over Stables Drive, which residents say is private, and a Townsend resident asked the commission to reconsider treating some hybrids as electric vehicles for registration fees.
At the Nov. 13 Blount County workshop several residents raised non‑agenda concerns during public input.
Diane Robinson (identified in the record as "Diane Robinson, Allen Robinson") told commissioners that residents and property owners on Stables Drive oppose the Blount County Highway Department’s renewed interest in taking over the private road, which she said lies within McCarter property. Robinson said prior contacts with the highway department had indicated no interest and that the neighborhood consensus is to remain private; she asked the county to respect residents' position.
Harry Grothon (District 2) used his public time to invite commissioners to the Bill of Rights Banquet on Dec. 19 and requested mayoral candidates be allowed five minutes each.
Mark Homer of Townsend described a vehicle‑registration issue: he said his 2018 Camry has been classified as an electric vehicle for registration and he was charged an additional $100. Homer asked the commission to consider excluding hybrids from the 'electric vehicle' category or to create a separate registration category for hybrids.
The transcript records these comments but does not show county staff responding to Diane Robinson or Mark Homer during the workshop. Both items were public comments only and no formal agenda action was taken at the meeting.
