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Public commenters accuse local officials of mishandling child‑abuse cases and urge term limits
Summary
During public input at the March 24 meeting of the Blount County Board of Commissioners, speakers alleged mishandling of child‑abuse cases and named local officials, while another speaker urged term limits citing entrenched incumbency.
Several residents used the public‑comment period at the Blount County Board of Commissioners meeting on March 24 to raise allegations about how child‑abuse cases and local court matters have been handled and to call for term limits.
Billy Dunleberger, who identified himself as a concerned citizen, said the county "just send[s] them on down the road" when people are accused of harming children and described a personal legal dispute in which he said his children were taken and protections were not enforced.…
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