Save East Knox County

Please stop...save our land and community

As a lifelong resident, a Carter graduate, and a local real estate agent, I have a deep love for East Knox County and a professional understanding of our housing market. My children and grandchildren attend the schools I once did, and I recognize that increasing our housing supply is essential for keeping home prices accessible for the next generation. However, growth must be responsible, and the volume of 194 units at 8934 Pleasant Hill Road (Case 4-B-26-RZ) is a dangerous mismatch for our current infrastructure. My primary concern is the compounding traffic strain on a corridor that lacks even basic safety controls. There are no red lights to manage the flow near our schools or the local ballpark and library, and remarkably, none even at the intersection with Andrew Johnson Highway. Take a look at Brakebill Road. The construction alone destroyed that road. It is sinking in and breaking off at multiple points making it extremely dangerous. Never mind the increased traffic and increased accidents. That will be Pleasant Hill and Strawberry Plains Pike if this is allowed to proceed. We are an underserved community with almost no commercial shopping and only a couple of small pharmacy for miles. The recent surge in housing in East Knox County also impacts the already ridiculous traffic near East Town as well since that is where many of go to shop at Walmart Target etc. Forcing this level of urban density onto a rural two-lane road without first addressing these massive gaps in infrastructure and services isn't just inconvenient, it’s a safety risk. I support housing, but it must fit the reality of our area. I urge the Commission to deny this rezoning until the necessary infrastructure is in place to support such a significant increase in volume.

Stop consuming our land and allowing cheap homes being built and allowing Scott Davis of Eagle Bend Development and Mesana Investments to do this.

I do not want this land developed.

It’s already congested as it is we don’t need more apartments that no one can afford

Don’t do it

Developers have over saturated the Carter/Strawberry Plains community over the last year+. Please let us be. We are done with all the additions! No more.

We are very overcrowded.

No more!. We've had it with the excessive traffic, poor roads, and the loss of so much of our farm lands. We're also tired of paying property taxes on homes that we own.

We own land in East Knox County, and we will not stand for anyone changing our agricultural zoning into residential

No more apartments, no more condos, and no more houses.

I hate real estate companies

We do not want this

They've already done so much of this! I don't know how these roads and school busses are going to handle all the people. Plus we need our farmland.

We have enough new traffic

No rezoning on Pleasant hill!

This development has to be stopped. Nearly 200 units on 16 acres is absolutely absurd and greed at its finest.

We do not need more apartments especially 16 acres of agriculture land used up yes housing is necessary everywhere but more sub divisions and apartments are getting built every year rent is not what it used to be its expensive. People in east tn are harldy able to to pay these rent prices now.

This needs to be stopped!

Strawberry Plains isn't big enough for all this development! Do not pass this to be allowed turn it down