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Residents voice opposition to proposed TVA plant during Cheatham County public forum
Summary
At the Cheatham County Legislative Body meeting on Jan. 27, 2025, six residents from the 2nd and 4th districts spoke during public forum to oppose a proposed TVA plant. The commission did not take formal action on the plant; the meeting proceeded to budget and administrative business.
At the Cheatham County Legislative Body meeting on Jan. 27, 2025, several residents used the public forum to register opposition to a proposed Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) plant.
The public forum opened at 6:01 p.m. Chairman Tim Williamson recognized residents who spoke against the plant. Those who commented included Nanette Malher (4th District), Tracy Oliver (2nd District), Steve Denny (2nd District), Larry Cohoon (2nd District), Tim Barnes (4th District) and Tracy O'Neill (4th District). Each speaker was recorded in the minutes as speaking "in opposition of the proposed TVA plant." The record in the meeting packet does not provide verbatim quotes from those remarks.
The remarks were recorded under the meeting's public-comment period and did not prompt a formal motion or vote by the legislative body on the TVA plant during this session. County officials who appear elsewhere in the minutes — including County Mayor Kerry McCarver and several commissioners — proceeded to the scheduled business, including budget amendments and contract approvals later in the meeting.
Because the minutes record only that residents "spoke in opposition" and do not include verbatim text, this article paraphrases the positions as recorded in the official minutes. The legislative body did not announce any immediate follow-up action on the TVA proposal at the Jan. 27 meeting.
The meeting continued with routine business and votes; it adjourned at 7:37 p.m.
