East Bluff residents press Decatur board over platting, TDOT access and infrastructure costs

Jul 15, 2026

Property owners from the East Bluff area told the Decatur Mayor and Board of Aldermen they cannot obtain building permits after plats filed by a developer; city staff and residents said the solution likely requires TDOT driveway permits, a replat or planning-commission variances and could expose large infrastructure costs.

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Darryl Meredith and other residents from the East Bluff subdivision told the Decatur Mayor and Board of Aldermen on July 14 that they have been unable to obtain building permits after a developer recorded plats they say conflict with planning-commission guidance. "My name is Darryl Meredith. I own property on East Bluff, and I'm not sure exactly what's going on except that we can't get permits," Meredith said during the public-comment period.

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