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Come view an affordable home in Oak Ridge for first-time buyers
The Oak Ridge Community Development Corp. (ORCDC) will host a ribbon cutting and open house to showcase three homes built to offer affordable home ownership to first-time homebuyers who are part of the community workforce. The ribbon cutting will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 22, at 106 Waddell Place,...
Blount property reappraisal creates tax increase for Alcoa homeowners
Property tax increases are inevitable for city of Alcoa homeowners. The Alcoa Board of Commissioners are taking a strong look at their options and asking for community feedback before making a final decision on just how much taxes will increase. A shift in the balance between residential and commercial property values in Alcoa is causing an uptick in the amount of taxes residential property owners will owe. The board is looking into decreasing city revenue to lessen the burden on homeowners, many of whom in...
Louisville mobile home park residents want answers as forced move looms
Several people who live at a mobile home park in Louisville are looking for a new place to live and they're not happy about it. The town has told them they have to move their RVs and campers by the end of June and that their homes violate a town ordinance.
Home given to Louisville family required to be moved for new road
BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — In Blount County, the median home price is around $353,700, according to a report from Rocket Homes. However, a family was able to get one for free from the Tennessee Department of Transportation. There was one catch — they had to move the home somewhere...
Large subdivisions secure approval from Blount planning
A week after the Blount County Commission adopted changes to local rules meant to foster lower-density housing, the county’s planning commission approved early and final plans for the development of 207 residential lots split between two different subdivisions during their Thursday, May 25, meeting. The county commission’s changes — mandating larger lot sizes for certain new homes and ending provisions for a specific kind of high-density residential development — didn’t affect either of the two subdivisions approved by the planning commission Thursday. ...
Annexed Wildwood property under scope of development sold for $7 million
Over 250 acres of farmland off Wildwood Road sold for $7.1 million, as noted in Blount County deed records for the week of May 15. Throughout 2022, the same property and a smaller one adjoining it — the former Peery and Norton family farms — was a hot topic for Alcoa and Wildwood residents. The city of Alcoa’s annexation of both properties led to lawsuits from Blount County and Wildwood Neighborhood Association. ...
Controversial apartment property from 2008 back to Alcoa planners for townhomes
A controversial apartment complex near the intersection of East Old Topside Road and Topside Road from 15 years ago has revived in a newly proposed addition for 16 townhomes. Alcoa Planning Commission signed off on the new proposal Thursday night, May 18. Now called Avalon Apartments, located off Avalon Drive, the original design from 2008 has downsized. Plans approved Thursday night include four buildings with four, two-story townhomes each and...
Maryville Housing Authority seeks landlords for housing voucher program
After a year in which seven landlords stopped accepting subsidized housing vouchers, Maryville Housing Authority aims to find people who will lease property to tenants using Section 8 rental assistance. To address reservations about entering the Section 8 voucher program, MHA plans to hold a May 25 meeting with local landlords. The meeting, set for 5:30 p.m. in MHA’s community room, is meant to help housing officials overcome what they...
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