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Tate Loop resident Teresa Hall
addresses the Huntingdon Town
Council regarding her opposition to
having her property annexed by the
town.
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HUNTINGDON (October 23) By a 5-1 vote,
Huntingdon Town Council members approved on
second and final reading Ordinance 501,
annexing approximately 249 acres along the
Tate School Road, Skyline Lane and Lookout
Drive areas for incorporation into town
boundaries.Also adopted by 5-1 vote on second and final
reading were Ordinance 502, amending the
Huntingdon Municipal Zoning ordinance for
annexation of 249 acres of property and
Resolution 007-13, adopting an annexation
plan of service for affected properties.
Town Council member Jeff Bailey cast the
lone dissenting vote against both ordinances
and the resolution.
Ordinances 501, 502 and Resolution 007-13,
previously considered at the August 14 and
August 28 meetings, will take effect 20 days
after passage on November 13, 2007.
Prior to voting, a public hearing was held
to allow citizens to voice their concerns.
Tate Road resident Teresa Hall, the lone
attendee at the hearing, addressed the mayor
regarding her desire to have her property
excluded from annexation.
She said, “Why can’t the town exclude those
of us who live on Tate Road from annexation?
Our neighbors behind us have been excluded,
and we want to be excluded as well.”
Mayor Dale Kelley, after thanking Hall for
speaking before the council, responded,
“Teresa, the reason for the town’s annexing
your property is due to utility services we
are implementing running right beside your
residence. The town can’t “spot zone”. We
can’t annex one property and not annex
another property right beside it. State laws
will not allow us to do so.”
He concluded, “As state law relates
regarding annexation, we would be amiss not
to annex all properties designated within
this plan.”
In other business, the Town Council
unanimously adopted on first reading
Ordinance 504, amending the Huntingdon
Municipal Code by repealing Chapters 9 and
10 of Title 20 to amend Title 9 by adding
chapter 8, providing for the regulation of
adult-oriented businesses.
Kelley noted that Ordinance 504 would bring
the town into compliance with new state
regulations regarding adult-oriented
businesses.
At the recommendation of the Town Planning
Commission, the Town Council unanimously
approved amending the Huntingdon Municipal
Zoning Ordinance preventing future
adult-oriented businesses to exist in
designated M-2 zoning delegated within
Industrial Park South.
The amendment fulfills compliance with a
state law specifying that all incorporated
towns must allot zoning some areas of the
city for adult-themed businesses within
municipality limits.
Town Council members, by 5-1 vote, approved
Resolution 007-14, authorizing the issuance
of interest bearing General Obligation
Public Works Capital Outlay Notes, Series
2007, in an amount not to exceed $200,000,
and providing for the payment of said notes.
The resolution provides for the payment of
the General Fund note obtained by receipt of
Local Park Grant Fund monies earmarked for
the rehabilitation of Edwards Park
The Town Council also approved by 5-1 vote
Resolution 007-15, a resolution of the town
authorizing the issuance of interest bearing
Water and Sewer System Revenue and Tax
Capital Outlay Notes, Series 2007, in an
amount not to exceed $300,000, and providing
for the payment of said notes.
The resolution provides for funding to
purchase three pieces of heavy equipment for
the Public Utility Department as approved by
the Town Council during the towns’ October 9
meeting.
In final action, Kelley informed that the
Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)
has announced that the Partnership formed by
the Town of Huntingdon and the Huntingdon
Special School District will receive a
$250,000 Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Award.
He noted that the federally funded SRTS
award will pay for the construction of
11,000 linear feet of ADA compliant
sidewalks and 19 handicap ramps leading to
the Huntingdon Primary and Middle schools.
Kelley concluded, “Presently there are very
few sidewalks leading to the schools from
residential neighborhoods. Approximately 500
students live within two miles of either the
Primary School of Middle School. With the
installation of these sidewalks, students
can easily walk or bike to school in a safe
manner.” |
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