November 13, 2025
Planning Commission meeting

Public Comments

4 Comments for

Nicholas
37938

11-B-25-UR
Nicholas (37938), October 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM

I urge you to reconsider approving the four-lot duplex subdivision proposed within 300 feet of the E. Emory Rd and Brown Gap Rd intersection. This location already faces frequent crashes, speeding, and poor visibility, creating ongoing safety risks for residents. Adding new homes and driveways will increase congestion and danger unless corrective action is taken first.
Please require a traffic impact study and coordinate with TDOT to implement safety improvements, such as flashing beacons, turn lanes, or a signal study, before permitting new development so close to this hazardous intersection. Lets fix the danger before expanding it.
Sincerely,
Nic T.

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October 27, 2025
at 8:38 AM

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Amanda
37938

11-B-25-UR
Amanda (37938), October 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM

I am a school bus driver in this area and run on Emory to get to and from Halls from my route. There are a few other buses that run this area too. In a car, it is already congested with people speeding, using phones and just not paying attention. Trying to pull a bus onto Emory from a side road is a struggle multiple times a day. There are no lights to slow the traffic and it is very dangerous when I see cars speed up just so no one pulls out in front of them on that road. I know Knoxville is growing but before we add anymore housing, we really need to look at roadways and the safety of these roadways and intersections. This proposed build is right at Brown Gap Rd which is the only road that cuts through the valley and is a short cut for many from Tazewell to Emory. There are numerous accidents regularly at this intersection or near misses. Please before you approve any more expansion, look at the safety of our roadways. A few more houses will make this intersection more of a nightmare than it is already. How many more subdivisions are we going to shove in? Is safety and people's lives not more important? We don't need more houses, we need the market to allow existing homes to be more affordable. There are plenty houses still on the market out of people's ranges because the market is outrageous.

October 27, 2025
at 9:48 AM

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Nancy
37938

11-B-25-UR
Nancy (37938), October 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM

Emory road at Browns Gap is already hazardous and is known to have multiple accidents. There are so many accidents there a homeowner has videos of several. It is not a good idea to add to the problem by building more structures without improving Emory Road. It's not wide enough to accommodate existing traffic as it is.

October 27, 2025
at 11:48 AM

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P
37938

11-B-25-UR
P (37938), October 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM

The applicants falsely claimed on the signed application that they had "engaged surrounding property owners to discuss your request". This is already a very congested area in no need of an additional 4 new duplexes and a house on just 1.9 acres!

October 31, 2025
at 10:13 AM