Monthly Archives: August 2019

Call from MPC Director Gerald Green

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Dear NCA Supporters:

I got a call from MPC Director Gerald Green. Gerald informed me that money has been appropriated for a full traffic mobility study for the Northshore corridor including areas between Lyons Bend and Pellissippi. This of course is something NCA has been pushing for for the past year. Previously the state’s plan to address Northshore improvements wasn’t slated to start until the year 2030. But this study could accelerate that plan by establishing data that shows improvement needs already exist. It will also give much needed data to evaluate the impact of any future housing developments along Northshore.

This good news is the result of hard work on the behalf of several members of the NCA Steering Committee. Key committee members have spent countless hours consulting with TDOT, the Knox County Mayor, County Commissioners, and the Roads and Engineering Dept for some time now. We owe them a great thanks, but they are too humble to seek public recognition for their efforts. However, you can show your thanks and support by helping us pay our legal bills. Doing so will help us continue these efforts that are in fact paying dividends. I truly believe this study would not have been funded at this point without the tenacity of our organization.

You can donate anonymously by using the Donate button on our northshorecorridorassociation.org website.

Send checks made out to ORNL to NCA at PO Box 34071, 37930.

Send checks directly to Kramer Rayson LLP to the attention of Tom Hale. Put NCA is the memo line.

Thanks for your continued support,
Bryan

Important Letter From Bryan Spears

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Important letter from Bryan Spears.

Dear NCA Supporters:

When our trial in Circuit Court concluded, the judge gave both parties a few weeks to submit their case law summary as well as any other briefs. As of last Friday, all final documents from both sides have been submitted. At this point, we are just awaiting the judge’s decision. There’s no definitive time frame but most expect to have a ruling by mid October. We are optimistic about the ruling. The judge clearly understood the issues and was asking all the right questions. I think we can depend on her to issue a fair decision.

In the last week, Bruce Giles from First utility has been quoted as saying they have abandoned the plan to build a waste treatment plant on the Post Oak property to support the development. Mr Giles has indicated that they are going back to the original plan of extending current sewer lines instead. That extension is presumably from Amberleigh subdivision since that was the original plan stated by Darby Campbell at the initial June 2018 informational meeting he held.

This is significant because we’ve argued all along that the plant wasn’t allowed under PR zoning. This change in the developer’s plan would seem to indicate that they believe we are correct and that the judge is going to rule against them on that point. This is a major victory for NCA and definitely wouldn’t have happened had we not taken the developers to task.

Our investments in time and money are paying dividends but there’s still much work to be done. We continue to accumulate legal fees at the rate of around $25,000 per month. We need your continued support. Our legal team has done an amazing job and we need to continue to show our thanks by paying our bills promptly. We hope we can count on all of you to help pay against our outstanding balance.

To donate anonymously go to our website at northshorecorridorassociation.org and click on the yellow Donate button in the top right corner.

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send checks directly to Kramer Rayson LLP to the attention of Tom Hale at PO Box 629, Knoxville, TN 37901.

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Mail checks MADE OUT TO ORNL to NCA at PO Box 34071, Knox 37930. (Please do not make checks to NCA>)

Thanks for your continued support. Together we will prevail.
Bryan