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Petition is AGAINST the development of 0 Strawberry Plains Pike Knoxville, TN 37924 near Carter Elementary and McCubbins Road Rezoning 7-F-26-RZ

133 Comments

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Anna Bell Hensley Verified
1 month ago

Signed. We have too many houses around here now

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Andrea Bush Verified
1 month ago

Because we are sick of development and the beautiful land around and in Knoxville getting taken up by apartments. This is not New York. We have NO desire to be New York. Everything that made Knoxville beautiful is disappearing. And if you continue to allow it to happen, the people who loved Knoxville's beauty will LEAVE it,

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Supporter Verified
1 month ago

The traffic in Knoxville has become unbearable because of the unprecedented population growth that been allowed to happen without the infrastructure to support it. This population growth is also harming the character of our local communities. It needs to stop.

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Leigh Stanifer Verified
1 month ago

Traffic has become unbearable and it takes forever to get anywhere around here anymore-

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Cheryl Sperling Verified
1 month ago

With the demand for more housing ther is no focus on thr infrastructure. Why cant we take a hot minute to stop all the rezoning and focus on the infrastructure? Our local roads, Interstates and by passes are severely congested at hours where traffic was never a problem. We see green space for trees, meadows and farms being sucked up like a slurpee on sale at 7-11. I loved to the Knoxville area because of the rustic yet urban atmosphere and want to preserve that.

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Donna smartnick Verified
1 month ago Featured

This is plan absolutely horrible for the community. The people who have built into this area and have called it home for decades DO NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN. If people want to live in a overcrowded suburb there are plenty go there, the families here want to preserve what little country there is left around here. Don't do this. Vote with the community in mind. I pray you will spend time in prayer about this decision and the devastating impact it would have on our area. Thank you for your time.

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Kelly Crenshaw Verified
1 month ago Featured

The proposed property line for this development connects with my family’s private cemetery. It is around 10 foot past the last row of graves. We have loved ones resting dating back to the 1880s. A lot of the headstones are just a slab of slate rock. I invited you to come and see how this project will effect our cemetery. The cemetery has been in my family all these years without any kind of help from Knox County. Please let our loved ones continue to rest in peace . Please vote NO

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Scott Robertson Verified
1 month ago

Unsupported housing growth w no infrastructure improvements does not work. Increased population without more grocery store options, restaurant options and larger classroom space in elementary, middle and high school bldgs is simply unsustainable...

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SUSAN HOUCHINS Verified
1 month ago

Rezoning and sticking high density in neighborhoods Ridiculous 5 houses per acre Infrastructure doesn’t support!!!!

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Amy Pearson Verified
1 month ago Featured

Traffic has become overwhelming with the new developments currently in place. We do not need or want more development in our small community

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Supporter Verified
1 month ago

We do not need any more development in East Knoxville. We can't support what has gone up to date.

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Kathy Atkins Verified
1 month ago Featured

This property is protected under the new plan to be Rural Conservation. The property has all kinds of problems to first consider before any rezoning can be considered. The wetlands need to be protected. It is hillside protected. It is right in the middle of single family homes that are 3rd & 4th generation land owners. They knew the zoning when they bought it. They want to take unfair advantage of the community for profit. That is wrong !

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Supporter Verified · petition starter
1 month ago Featured

I don't understand how this could possibly pass for rezoning since it's currently zoned under hillside ridgetop protection and it has two creeks/wetland area on the property and TVA easement running through the middle of the property. How could that just get rezoned without more studies. Along with the location being so close to Carter Elementary school I honestly believe that even if a traffic study was done while school is in session that there is no way it would pass for 68 houses right there