April 9, 2026
Planning Commission meeting

Public Comments

5 Comments for

Jennifer
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Jennifer (37871), March 24, 2026 at 10:38 AM

Our area is already to congested. The schools are full. Our roads already can't handle the traffic is it currently has. Repairs are poor if even done to the roads now. Stop the over crowding of this area. This will only lead to more crime and accidents. Loss of wildlife because we keep destroying their homes then killing then as they get to close to us. This entire area needs an upgrade before even thinking about adding more traffic and population. We live here. We travel these roads daily and it's only getting worse.

March 24, 2026
at 10:38 AM

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Carolyn
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Carolyn (37871), March 27, 2026 at 9:46 AM

While East Knoxville realizes this community needs to grow with more restaurants and retail, it doesn't need to grow with adding 194 apartments on a very small road (pleasant Hill rd.) that is already a very busy road. There are kids that play in the road riding their bikes, walking their dogs and to walking to school. The buses do NOT pick up kids in this area due to being so close to the schools. Driving from Pleasant Hill Road to strawberry plains pike there is a very bad blind spot for drivers and the kids walking to school. I travel this road a lot visiting my brother and his family that lives at the corner of Pleasant Hill and Zesta Ln, this is a very busy road already. This is also an aging community, so you have senior citizens walking their dogs and driving this road very day has well. Adding more traffic will make it even more dangerous for the kids and seniors Also, something else to consider is the water run-off from the parking lots of the apartments that will be potentially built. You know there will be oil, gas, dirt etc. running off during rain and that will end up in the creek that runs through that community.

The East Knox Community appreciates your consideration in denying this rezoning request.

March 27, 2026
at 9:46 AM

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Rhonda
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Rhonda (37871), March 29, 2026 at 5:07 PM

I am highly opposed to this rezoning. Pleasant Hill Road already has too many children dangerously playing in the road. They walk to school and the cannot access a sidewalk without being in a busy road for several blocks. Additionally, there is not enough retail and commercial access available to satisfy the existing population. Before we have significant population growth we need more grocery stores, restaurants and gas stations. We need to follow a planned growth path and not this type of development.

March 29, 2026
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Charlotte
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Charlotte (37871), April 1, 2026 at 9:28 AM

almighty dollar. Be a person who wants to save the agricultural areas so children of today and tomorrows know that such things exist not just housing on top of housing and pavement. Remember your childhood in days of being outside. VOTE NO on this PLEASE

April 1, 2026
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Harold
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Harold (37871), April 1, 2026 at 7:11 PM

After all those living spaces become available traffic will lead to wrecks,deaths, and more tax payers money to install more traffic lights. The schools will be way over crowded for the next decade. People moving from these big city's working from home or trading stocks will drive the prices of everything up. The locals that have been here for multiple generations the family's that settled here and have been here since will be run out!! All the small town Carter community vibe will be nonexistent!! I grew up in Sevier County and watched it happen I don't want to see another small town/community disappear because a few people want to get more rich

April 1, 2026
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