Friday, May 19, 2006

May 19, 2006 Asking the City to Notify the County when Utility Construction is Starting

I was very pleased during yesterday's Hamblen County Commission meeting to sponsor a resolution that passed unanimously requesting that the City of Morristown notify Hamblen County Government and affected county residents before utility construction begins along county roads.

A county resident called me several months back when the city came through and tore up his driveway and yard while laying a sewer line along a county road. He then came to the full commission to express his concern with how the utility construction was handled.

Although work has been done to repair the damage to his property, this gentleman's primary concern was that he was not notified in advance about what was going to happen.

Hopefully, with passage of yesterday's resolution, the City will take time to let county officials and county residents know what is planned before the trucks and equipment come through, tearing up driveways and taking county residents by surprise.

The resolution will be sent to the City with a request for a response.

I fully expect and hope that the City will be happy to co-operate in giving advance notice of utility construction to affected residents.

After all, providing advance notice wouldn't take much effort, but it would certainly go a long way toward helping these types of projects proceed more smoothly.

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