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Blount County Commission approves appointments, planning revisions, insurance resolution and schedules a zoning hearing

Blount County Board of County Commissioners · January 16, 2026
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Summary

The commission approved board appointments, confirmed budget and jail inspection committee members, passed comprehensive-plan and insurance resolutions, and set a Feb. 12 zoning public hearing for a property on US Highway 411 South.

At its Jan. 15, 2026 meeting, the Blount County Board of County Commissioners approved multiple routine appointments and resolutions and set a public hearing on a rezoning request.

The commission accepted the recommended ranking of candidates for two six-year seats on the Smoky Mountain Tourism Development Authority board (candidates read into the record included Steven Duker, Hamilton Martinez, Joel Overton and Brian Cable), approved mayoral appointments to the budget committee (Jared Anderson, Nick Bright, Mike Kaler and…

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