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Mayor Randall Hutto says Wilson County growth 'not out of control,' outlines infrastructure responsibilities
Summary
At a county forum in Lebanon, Mayor Randall Hutto pushed back on common complaints that Wilson County is "growing out of control," arguing most recent growth has been inside cities and that much of the county's $2.2 billion infrastructure need is for systems the county does not control.
Mayor Randall Hutto told attendees at a county forum that while residents often say "Wilson County is growing out of control," the county's data show most growth has occurred inside municipal boundaries.
Hutto said planners from Lebanon, Mount Juliet, Watertown and Wilson County coordinate on traffic and development review, and that "for the last 7 and a half years, 85% of the growth ... has happened inside the cities," citing 61% in Lebanon and 24% in Mount Juliet. He said that urban-growth boundary developments must go to the approving city planning…
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