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Growth Issues
Meet with local leaders and join the dialogue on the challenges of growth and find out what you can do to shape a safe, strong, sustainable community.
The Blount Chamber continually monitors growth issues affecting Blount County and the East Tennessee region. Specifically, the Chamber addresses air quality and transportation issues. Members interested in Planned Growth Briefings should contact Kathy Delozier
Housing Committee
The Housing Commitee will address local housing issues and promote practices to enhance the local housing market and the community's quality of life. Meetings begin in March and will be held as needed. Contact Vicky Jones to receive a meeting notice for the upcoming meetings. Below are other organizations that address growth issues in the areas of:
Land Use
Foothills Land Conservancy
Contact: Bill Clabough
Telephone: (865) 681-8326
Email: bclabough@foothillsland.org
UT - Agriculture Extension Service
Contact: Ralph Lovely
Telephone: (865) 982-6430
Email: rlovely@utk.edu
Keep Blount Beautiful
Contact: Charlene DeSha
Telephone: (865) 681-4809
Email: keepblo@earthlink.net
Southern Growth Policies Board
Contact: Linda Hoke, Director, Council on the Southern Community
Telephone: (919) 941-5145
Email: lhoke@southern.org
City of Maryville Planner
Contact: Scott Poland
Telephone: (865) 981-1302
Email: skpoland@ci.maryville.tn.us
Downtown Maryville Association
Contact: Erin Hall , Owner, Canvas Hair Design
Telephone: (865) 981-8881
City of Alcoa Planner
Contact: Chris Hamby
Telephone: (865)-380-4737
Environmental Health Action Team Land Use subcommittee
Contact: John Lamb
Telephone: (865) 273-5750
Blount County Planner
Contact: John Lamb
Telephone: (865)-273-5750
Email:planning@blounttn.org/
Water Quality
Little River Watershed Association
Contact: Ashley McBee
Telephone: (865) 980-2130
Email: ashley.mcbee@littleriverwatershed.org
Environmental Health Action Team
Contact: Carlos Yunsan
Telephone: (865) 549-5243
Email:mailto:carlos.a.yusan@state.tn.us
Blount County Soil Conservation District
Contact: Sandy Gregory
Telephone: (865)-983-2011
Tennessee Valley Authority
Telephone: (865)-988-2420
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Telephone: (888)-891-8332
City of Alcoa
Contact: Kenny Wiggins
Telephone: (865)-380-4700
City of Maryville, Water Dept.
Contact: Baron Swafford
Telephone: (865)-981-3322
Air Quality
Regional Clean Air Coalition
Contact: Kathy Delozier
Telephone: (865) 983-2241
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Telephone: (888)-891-8332
Environmental Health Action Team
Air Quality subcommittee
Contact: Carlos Yunsan
Telephone: (865) 549-5243
Email: carlos.a.yusan@state.tn.us
The University of Tennessee Energy, Environment and Resources Center
Contact: Jean H. Peretz
Telephone: (865)-974-1838
Email: speretz@utk.edu
East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition
Contact: Jonathan G. Overly
Telephone: (865)-974-3625 or (865)-803-7555
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Contact: Ken Voorhis
Telephone: (865) 448-6709
Email: ken@gsmit.org
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Telephone: (865) 436-1200
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Contact: Jim Renfro, Air Resource Specialist
Telephone: (865) 436-1708
Email: jim_renfro@nps.gov
Community Health
Community Health Initiative
Contact: Judy Clabough
Telephone: (865) 977-5718
Blount County Health Department
Contact : Micky Roberts, Director
Telephone: (865) 983-4582
Email: micky.roberts@state.tn.us
