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Votes at a glance: Sevier County commissions approve zoning changes, appointments and administrative items
Summary
At their Aug. 18 meeting commissioners approved minutes, committee reports, two rezoning requests, judicial commissioner appointments, a fee under TCA 40-3-106, accepted a resignation, and approved 48 notary applications; most items passed unanimously by recorded roll-call votes (23 Yes, 0 No, 2 Absent).
Sevier County commissioners recorded a series of routine and substantive approvals at their Aug. 18 meeting. Listed below are the formal actions taken and the recorded outcomes.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes from the previous commission meeting — Passed by roll call: 23 Yes, 0 No, 2 Absent (motion by A. Foster, seconded by C. Ogle).
- Acceptance of committee reports — Passed by roll call: 23 Yes, 0 No, 2 Absent (motion by R. Valentine, seconded by M. Chambers).
- Resolution 2025-08-01 (rezoning: 2507 Boyds Creek Highway; Tax Map 25 Parcels 33.00 and 33.03 to C-1) — Passed by roll call: 23 Yes, 0 No, 2 Absent (motion by H. Pitner, seconded by R. Ogle).
- Resolution 2025-08-02 (rezoning: 2456 Newport Highway; Tax Map 30 Parcel 65.00 to C-2) — Passed by roll call: 23 Yes, 0 No, 2 Absent (motion by C. Rauhuff, seconded by S. Catlett).
- Resolution 2025-08-03 (appoint judicial commissioners) — Passed by roll call: 23 Yes, 0 No, 2 Absent (motion by T. Watts, seconded by K. Woods).
- Resolution 2025-08-04 (authorize $12.50 charge under TCA 40-3-106 for DA funding) — Passed by the required two-thirds vote: 23 Yes, 0 No, 2 Absent (motion by T. Watts, seconded by R. Valentine).
- Resolution 2025-08-05 (accept resignation of Road Superintendent Jonas Smelcer) — Passed by roll call: 23 Yes, 0 No, 2 Absent (motion by D. McGill, seconded by D. Weaver).
- Approval of 48 notary public applications — Passed by roll call: 23 Yes, 0 No, 2 Absent (motion by G. Haggard, seconded by B. Headrick).
The meeting adjourned by voice vote with the same recorded attendance profile. The minutes record a public comment from a Highland View subdivision resident about emergency access and a petition of 49 signatures; no action on that petition is recorded in the minutes.
