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Williamson County commission asks state to revisit annexation and UGB rules after residents press for more voice
Summary
After more than an hour of public comment, the commission adopted a county resolution asking the Tennessee General Assembly to review annexation and urban growth boundary (UGB) rules to better protect unincorporated residents; several proposed amendments failed and a motion to table the resolution was rejected before passage.
Williamson County commissioners voted Feb. 9 to ask the Tennessee General Assembly to review and amend state rules governing annexation, urban growth boundaries and development notification after extended public testimony from residents of unincorporated areas.
The commission’s Resolution 2-26-20 requests a range of state-level changes — from improved reporting by cities to mechanisms intended to protect property owners who have been placed in urban growth boundaries. The measure generated intense debate and multiple failed amendment attempts; one proposed change limiting removals from UGBs to properties adjacent to the UGB…
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