December 9, 2021
Planning Commission meeting

Public Comments

2 Comments
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12-B-21-SU
Stephanie
37921
12-B-21-SU
Stephanie (37921), November 29, 2021 at 6:23 PM
The Bark is the perfect solution for those that avoid dog parks for safety/personal reasons, for staying warm and dry in cold or crummy weather, and for those that simply want to be social and enjoy another unique spot downtown. I've followed this business idea from its infancy and it has been incredible to see our Scruffy City rally with excitement on the news, social media, and in common conversation. I absolutely love the idea of trained professionals monitoring the play of large and small animals. Another safe, social, and fun business in downtown is a win in my books. It is also very, very exciting to see our downtown area expanding further down the N. Central, further increasing the amount of foot traffic in what, to some, might still be perceived as a rough area. I am in full support of this small business and all that they will be adding to our city. My friends (fur and human) and I cannot wait!
November 29, 2021
at 6:23 PM
11-F-21-RZ
Wolf
37921
11-F-21-RZ
Wolf (37921), December 8, 2021 at 2:58 PM
1) This is possibly the most scenic view of a rural holler with a wide-bottom end that one can still glimpse from Chapman Highway across Highland South Cemetery.

Except for some homes along the fringes and a small, reasonably compact industrial area, this view is relatively little disturbed and has remained so since the nineteen-fifties!

2) Very few soils in this part of Knox County are suitable for commercial crop production.

A substantial portion of the area under consideration for rezoning, i.e. the more level and moderately sloped extent, is the best area within miles for future community gardens or community-supported agriculture (CSA) endeavors.

Such initiatives have been trending nation-wide. They produce more nutrition and revenue per acre than grazing or the more common field crops. They increase cummunity resilience by providing residents with fresh, high-quality, healthy local food. That also reduces its carbon footprint and it stregthens the regional economy because we don’t have to pay far away producers and for long-distance transportation.

3) We must not waste our scarce scenic and natural resources.

Particularly not, when plenty unfilled space -- already zoned residential -- remains in the surrounding area!


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https://agenda.knoxplanning.org/attachments/20211208145808.pdf
December 8, 2021
at 2:58 PM