Mon
Apr 24 2023
08:25 am
Blount County governments, who owns what?
By: bizgrrl

Blount County government and Blount Memorial Hospital have been in a dispute over a couple of issues lately, one of which is who owns some or the hospital properties, Blount County or the hospital?

It's been ugly.

Now, the City of Maryville had plans for a hotel, or two, on the former Fort Craig school property on South Washington Street. The plans are now on hold after discovery that the city doesn’t own the property. Maryville City Schools owns the property.

Hopefully this won't get ugly.

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bizgrrl's picture

A justification for the new

Submitted by bizgrrl on Mon, 2023/04/24 - 8:29am.

A justification for the new hotel is,

Fort Craig is a prime location, especially if an exit from the planned extension of Pellissippi Parkway pulls people into Maryville via Sevierville Road and High Street. The state route passes Fort Craig’s playground before intersecting with South Washington Street.

Don't see this as a plus. If people are going to stay in a Maryville hotel, then going the current route seems best. But whatever.

yellowdog's picture

It makes no sense.

Submitted by yellowdog on Mon, 2023/04/24 - 10:20am.
(in reply to bizgrrl)

Taxpayers are spending much money to build a new four lane highway from the Pellissippi Parkway/Alcoa Highway intersection to link to Hall Road, which then takes traffic on a four lane right into Washington St. and downtown Maryville. The idea that traffic should instead use 2 lane Sevierville Road from the proposed Pellissippi Parkway Extension to get to Washington St. is NUTS.

The many people who live on Sevierville Road have no clue what this would mean...and it would not be any quicker for getting to the area in question.

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