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Surgoinsville opens public hearing on rezoning of Parcel 013.01 and FY2024 budget amendment; no public comment
Summary
At a public hearing April 8, 2024, Mayor Merrell Graham opened hearings on Ordinance No. 170-2024 to rezone Parcel 013.01 (Hawkins County Tax Map 661, Group D) from B-3 to R-1 and Ordinance No. 171-2024 to amend the FY2024 budget. No visitors spoke; the hearing closed at 5:57 p.m.
Mayor Merrell Graham, mayor of Surgoinsville, opened a public hearing at 5:50 p.m. on April 8, 2024, to take public comment on two proposed ordinances: Ordinance No. 170-2024, a rezoning request for Parcel 013.01 on Hawkins County Tax Map 661, Group D (seeking to change zoning from B-3 to R-1 within Surgoinsville city limits), and Ordinance No. 171-2024, Budget Amendment #1 for fiscal year 2024.
The hearing record notes that there were no visitors and no public comments on either ordinance. Mayor Graham closed the public hearing at 5:57 p.m. The minutes are attested by Mayor Merrell Graham and Megan Gentry, City Recorder.
Why it matters: Rezoning requests change what landowners can legally do with property and can affect neighborhood character, taxes and future development. Budget amendments alter the town’s planned spending for the fiscal year and can reallocate funds between programs or accounts. Because no members of the public spoke at the hearing, the record contains no testimony for or against the proposals.
Next steps: The public hearing record indicates the hearing was held and closed; the transcript does not record a vote or final disposition of either ordinance. Any subsequent votes, amendments or scheduling to a council meeting are not shown in this document and would be recorded in later minutes.
Attestation: The public hearing minutes are signed by Mayor Merrell Graham and Megan Gentry, City Recorder.
