While they didn't take the gloves off
... they definitely undid the laces.
Today (Feb. 18) was the deliberative meeting of the Tullahoma Planning Commission. The most contentious item on the agenda was a request for rezoning a plot of land at the corner of Wilson Ave. and Sharondale Dr. to accomodate two medical practices.
Those in favor of the rezoning were outnumbered at the meeting. Many Sharondale residents spoke out against the plan, and the two main reasons were, 1) the area should remain residential; and 2) there are many other options already available in Tullahoma where the medical offices could locate.
Another item...
It could've gotten really interesting
That would be Monday night's meeting of the Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Aldermen. The controversial issue (and there's ALWAYS a controversial issue with this board) Monday was whether it was OK for Mayor Troy Bisby to recuse himself from voting on the issue of changing Board/Mayoral terms from three years to four.
The most conservative wing of the Board, Jonathan James, Janice Bowling, and Scott Shasteen, were upset! Incensed! That Bisby thought he could just recuse himself from a vote on which he wanted to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. The nastiness worked its way down to...
"But it's OK if WE do it!"
Those Planning Commission study sessions can fool you. Sometimes there's excitement, like Monday in Tullahoma.
Even though the Commission as a rule does not vote on items during the first meeting of the month, sometimes just the consideration of something that MIGHT happen will bring out the citizens to get their side of the story in. I say, "Huzzah! Good for them!"
If you head out of town on Wilson Ave., you'll notice a nice, big, flat cleared field on the corner of Wilson and Sharondale. It's been for sale for a long time, and it doesn't appear likely that someone will buy it and put...
Tennesseans sneeze, state budget catches cold
Governor Phil Bredesen gave his State of the State speech on Monday, and with it an outline of his proposed 2008-2009 budget.
Tax revenues are down, and apparently the increased tobacco taxes aren't helping as much as everyone expected, so the budget is tight, probably like that of the average Tennessee household. But Bredesen's budget doesn't tap the state's reserves, and doesn't have any new taxes.
Actually, the budget looks like the least melodramatic of what awaits on Capitol Hill in Nashville this year. The state Senate is divided evenly between Democrats and Republicans, and since...
