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Blount County commissioners approve education and sheriff budget increases and confirm several board appointments
Summary
On Dec. 18, 2025, the Blount County Board of County Commissioners adopted multiple budget-increase resolutions totaling roughly $790,520 for school facilities and sheriff’s office needs and approved a slate of board appointments, each motion carrying by recorded voice vote (17–0).
MARYVILLE, Tenn. — The Blount County Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 18 approved a series of budget increases for school and county facilities, accepted candidate rankings for an industrial board vacancy and confirmed several appointments to local advisory boards.
The commission adopted four budget-related resolutions that the budget committee had previously recommended by unanimous vote. The measures include a $131,550 appropriation for HVAC units at Heritage Middle School, $48,730 to increase the motor-vehicle line for the Blount County Sheriff’s Office using proceeds from auctioned surplus vehicles, $31,240 to replace two school roofs at Union Grove Middle School and Porter Elementary School, and a $559,000 education-capital appropriation to replace baseball and…
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