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Blount County commissioners forward school budget increases, opioid-abatement grant and multiple resolutions to full commission

Blount County Board of Commissioners · March 12, 2026
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At the March 12 workshop the Blount County Board of Commissioners voted to forward two school budget increases, a request for up to $2.5 million per year in opioid-abatement grant funding, appointments, and several resolutions to the full commission for final action.

The Blount County Board of Commissioners on March 12 voted at a workshop to forward multiple budget measures, grant requests and appointments to the full commission for final consideration.

The commission approved forwarding two school budget increases: Resolution 2630002, read as a budget increase to purchase 21 network devices to replace outdated equipment (transcript read: $86,525.46), and Resolution 2630001, a budget increase to replace kitchen equipment at Heritage High School, William Blount 9th Grade Academy, and two elementary…

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