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Commission designates Steeplechase Lane a public street after engineering sign‑off
Summary
The commission approved a final plat to adopt Steeplechase Lane (approximately 750 feet) as a public street after Bluerock Engineering & Testing reported no deficiencies and Morristown Utilities approved sewer testing; vote recorded as 8 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain.
Planner Sabrina Seamon presented a final plat request from Wallace Properties, LLC to adopt Steeplechase Lane as a public street of Morristown. The minutes state Steeplechase Lane is approximately 750 feet long, intersects only with Progress Parkway, runs behind a Weigel's gas station and a Bojangles restaurant, and ends in a cul‑de‑sac on Wallace Properties land. Bluerock Engineering & Testing inspected the street and reported no deficiencies; Morristown Utilities verified the sewer extension passed testing. Mayor Gary Chesney moved to approve the final plat; the motion carried with 8 yes, 0 no and 1 abstention (minutes do not name the abstaining member).
The minutes record that site plans show applicable utility easements and that staff requested the Planning Commission grant public‑street designation. The abstention is recorded only as a tally in the minutes; no rationale or member name for the abstention is provided in the text.
