Fri
Mar 13 2026
06:52 am
Lenoir City working to manage growth
By: bizgrrl

Lenoir City has voted to extend its pause or Moratorium on new “apartment style” housing developments for another year, starting this June.
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Lenoir City Administrator Amber Scott Kelso shares that the growth has risen tremendously, but the city is recognizing the need to manage it, and community members feel the impact too.

Good work on the part of Lenoir City. It would be nice if more municipalities would recognize this need.

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Treehouse's picture

But

Submitted by Treehouse on Fri, 2026/03/13 - 8:32am.

I disagree. The population is expanding in East Tennessee and they need somewhere to live. If you don't allow apartment buildings but continue to allow new homes in rural land, it eats up the land. Better to build up than out.

yellowdog's picture

Yes but...

Submitted by yellowdog on Fri, 2026/03/13 - 11:41am.
(in reply to Treehouse)

We should stop doing the second part...permitting so much rural development.

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