December 9, 2021
Planning Commission meeting

Public Comments

14 Comments

Charles
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Charles (37938), December 8, 2021 at 10:13 AM

I live on Gordon Smith Road, which is a very narrow road and have lived here a very long time. I oppose the construction of multi-family units as this will increase the traffic on this road and I believe duplexes will cause the surrounding property values to decrease. I concur with my neighbors that we oppose the rezoning of this property.

December 8, 2021
at 10:13 AM

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Doug
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Doug (37938), December 8, 2021 at 10:33 AM

I oppose the construction of duplexes near where I live as it will decrease my property value and increase traffic. The road is very congested as it is and Norris Freeway has gotten even busier. Please vote no on this rezoning.

December 8, 2021
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Doyle
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Doyle (37938), December 8, 2021 at 10:21 AM

Please see attached letter opposing this matter.
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https://agenda.knoxplanning.org/attachments/20211208102122.pdf

December 8, 2021
at 10:21 AM

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Edward & Brenda
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Edward & Brenda (37938), December 7, 2021 at 5:19 PM

We have lived on Norris Freeway for 52 years. We have raised our children here and we have enjoyed the quietness and good neighbors. If this is approved, this will decrease our property value and increase traffic on Gordon Smith Road, which is very narrow. This road is close to our house and intersects with Norris Freeway. The freeway is already very busy. We are an older couple and we enjoy the ruralness of this older neighborhood. . In the Interest of our neighborhood, we oppose the construction of this and would like to keep our neighborhood with single residential homes.

December 7, 2021
at 5:19 PM

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Eric
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Eric (37938), December 9, 2021 at 12:49 PM

I believe the county if allowing further development on this road at the VERY LEAST owes it to the people on Gordon Smith Rd to widen and improve the road. Pulling out on Norris Freeway is near ridiculously unsafe as well, the road is not wide enough for two large SUVs without one going off-road to let the other pass. I am not opposed to adding single family homes on the street in low density. I am opposed to high density Duplex developments. The intended and current use of the area is low density SFamily.

December 9, 2021
at 12:49 PM

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Jana
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Jana (37938), December 8, 2021 at 10:24 AM

Please see attached letter opposing this matter.
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https://agenda.knoxplanning.org/attachments/20211208102444.pdf

December 8, 2021
at 10:24 AM

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Joe & Patsy
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Joe & Patsy (37938), December 8, 2021 at 11:43 AM

My wife and I oppose this rezoning, as do the greatest majority of the citizens who live along Emory Road, Norris Freeway, Gordon Smith Road, and Andersonville Pike. The traffic has become unbearable, we often find it difficult to even pull out on to any of these roads due to the great increase in traffic. The amount of accidents in this area have increased as well. We do not need, nor do we want, more housing built in our area. When it takes 15 or 20 minutes just to get from the intersection of Norris Freeway and Emory Road, to the interstate, or from that intersection into Fountain City, something is wrong. Traffic is backing up on all of these roads, going into and out of Halls, and now someone thinks more housing is needed? We say no! NO!

December 8, 2021
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Joy
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Joy (37938), December 8, 2021 at 10:26 AM

Please see attached letter opposing this rezoning.
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https://agenda.knoxplanning.org/attachments/20211208102605.pdf

December 8, 2021
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Lori
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Lori (37938), December 9, 2021 at 4:44 AM

Gordon Smith Road is narrow and does not handle the existing traffic. Additional housing increases the traffic and increases the accidents. This is an unsafe situation and not desirable in this area.

December 9, 2021
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Mark
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Mark (37938), December 7, 2021 at 8:20 PM

We OPPOSE this rezoning. This narrow, dangerous road is already congested. We do not need more traffic and traffic accidents leaving Gordon Smith and exiting onto Norris Freeway or Andersonville Pike. We OPPOSE the devaluation of our property by putting duplexes in this area.

December 7, 2021
at 8:20 PM

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Michael
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Michael (37938), November 29, 2021 at 2:25 PM

We (me, my wife, my father) OPPOSE The construction of multi-family units being built so close to our home, There is already dangerous traffic on that road and Gordon Smith is very narrow. We want to KEEP our area As country and rural as possible. We do not want this built. Duplexes will DEVALUE all surrounding property.

November 29, 2021
at 2:25 PM

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Sandra
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Sandra (37938), December 8, 2021 at 10:22 AM

Please see attached letter opposing this matter.
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https://agenda.knoxplanning.org/attachments/20211208102229.pdf

December 8, 2021
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Stephanie
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Stephanie (37938), December 8, 2021 at 7:29 PM

I live off of hill rd which is backed up during school traffic and have no choice but to turn left on Andersonville and cut across Gordon smith to get to my destination. With the schools so over filled already and traffic a nightmare I do not think adding in more houses to this rd would be a good idea. In fact wrecks happen quite often in the curb across from tindels as it is very difficult to see already.

December 8, 2021
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TINA
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TINA (37938), December 4, 2021 at 6:54 PM

I OPPOSE THIS. THIS AREA IS VERY CONGESTED ALREADY. I BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SURROUNDED BY OTHER HOUSES. IT IS REALTIVELY QUIET. THIS PROPERTY IS RIGHT AGAINST MINE. MY NEIGHBOR'S AS WELL AS MYSELF ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER OUR PROPERTIES ALSO, THIS WOULD DEFINETLY DEVALUE THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 28 YEARS. PLEASE LEAVE THIS ZONED AS IT IS SO THAT WE MAY KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS PEACEFUL AS POSSIBLE.

December 4, 2021
at 6:54 PM