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TN County Mayors, City Manager Reflect on Annexation Study

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Right2Vote

Source: http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/article/123468/county-mayor-city-manager-reflect-on-annexation-study County mayor, city manager reflect on annexation study January 10th, 2015 10:55 pm by Gary B. Gray This farm is on Old Boones Creek Road in Gray. Recent residential development encroaches on established agricultural land. (Johnson City Press) … Continue reading →

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Rep. Carter’s Rebuttal to the Knoxville News Sentinel

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Right2Vote

Rep. Carter’s Rebuttal to the Knoxville News Sentinel article that:  “Law Makers should move more slowly on annexation”. The Sunday, February 23rd edition of Knoxville News Sentinel included a page length editorial titled;  “Law makers should move more slowly on annexation.”   … Continue reading →

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Contact Your Representatives Today!

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Right2Vote

Tennessee State Legislature is back in session. The representatives had time to think about FORCED annexation of private property. TACIR has written their report. The State wide moratorium expires on April 1st 2014 and Tennessee Lawmakers need to make Right … Continue reading →

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RIGHT2VOTETN INVESTIGATING TAXPAYER FUNDING OF TML LOBBYING ACTIVITIES

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Right2Vote

  RIGHT2VOTETN INVESTIGATING TAXPAYER FUNDING OF TML LOBBYING ACTIVITIES   Requests Submitted to 10 Cities   OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (Nov. 12)-Right2VoteTN, a coalition of 18 grassroots citizens groups across Tennessee, has submitted Tennessee Freedom of Information Act requests to 10 cities … Continue reading →

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TACIR Study Released

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Right2Vote

As part of the this years annexation moratorium bill  there was a requirement for study on annexation by TACIR. The draft of the study has been released. The study highlights Tennessee’s backwards liberal policies introduced in 1998 are out of … Continue reading →

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Major Amendment Changes Leave Empty Bill, much more work is needed!!

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Right2Vote

Source: http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/apr/15/annex-bills-up-for-debate/?local Annexation bill passes Tennessee House with big changes by Andy Sher NASHVILLE — The House on Thursday passed a much-amended bill aimed at calling a time-out on annexations, but lawmakers made major changes to the measure that put … Continue reading →

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Farmer & Agricultural Communities Take Note

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Right2Vote

Farmers and Agricultural communities should take note. Bills HB 475 and SB279 restore citizens rights to take vote and protect their property. As part of the original Urban Growth Plan (UGP) introduced in 1998 and lobbied by Tennessee Municipal League … Continue reading →

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