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Annexation Handbook For Cities And Towns In Tennessee Iii, Sid Hemsley
Annexation Handbook For Cities And Towns In Tennessee Iii, Sid Hemsley
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
Annexation Handbook III is divided into 11 chapters, each of which discusses a discrete subject in the area of annexation. Following those chapters are a number of appendices that contain various annexation forms, including a joint MTAS-CTAS publication on how comprehensive growth plans are amended (as modified by Public Acts 2014, Chapter 707). Annexation Handbooks I and II contained a copy of the annexation laws found in Tennessee Code Annotated; Annexation Handbook III omits that copy because current copies of the annexation law are generally available from numerous local sources and because Tennessee’s annexation law has changed significantly in recent …
Annexation Handbook For Cities And Towns In Tennessee Ii [Archived Material], Sid Hemsley
Annexation Handbook For Cities And Towns In Tennessee Ii [Archived Material], Sid Hemsley
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The purpose of this handbook is to help municipalities determine whether a contemplated annexation makes sense from a number of related perspectives and to blend the "old and new" annexation law so that its readers will have an accurate picture of annexation law in Tennessee today.
Hot Topic: New Law Requires Countywide Growth Plan And Limits Annexation And Incorporation, Jim Finane, Sid Hemsley
Hot Topic: New Law Requires Countywide Growth Plan And Limits Annexation And Incorporation, Jim Finane, Sid Hemsley
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Effective May 19, 1998, Public Acts 1998, Chapter 1101, was a new law governing annexation and incorporation in Tennessee. Changes in annexation and incorporation included a required countywide land use planning process that limits annexations and incorporations to certain areas and subjects them to new restrictions. The law also gave counties a major new role in the annexation planning process and in annexation and incorporation decisions. It also preserved their revenues in newly-annexed and incorporated territories.
Growth Policy, Annexation, And Incorporation Under Public Act 1101 Of 1998: A Guide For Community Leaders, Ctas, Mtas, Center For Government Training
Growth Policy, Annexation, And Incorporation Under Public Act 1101 Of 1998: A Guide For Community Leaders, Ctas, Mtas, Center For Government Training
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The Ad Hoc Study Committee on Annexation, established by Lt. Governor Wilder and Speaker Naifeh, worked through the fall of 1997 and into the 1998 legislative session to develop a new vision for growth policy in Tennessee. Under the leadership of its co-chairs, Senator Robert Rochelle and Representative Matt Kisber, the Ad Hoc Committee vigorously pursued a solution that seeks to meet the public service demands of commercial and residential growth, while maintaining the character of Tennessee's rural areas. The general concepts embraced by the Ad Hoc Committee found substantial support in the House and Senate. Ultimately, differences between the …
Hot Topic: Annexation Always A Hot Topic In Tennessee Cities And Towns, Sid Hemsley
Hot Topic: Annexation Always A Hot Topic In Tennessee Cities And Towns, Sid Hemsley
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
This is a compilation of recent annexation events in Tennessee. It includes information sent in by various municipalities -- complaints, briefs, cases, etc.-- supplemented by material already in the MTAS annexation files.
Technical Bulletins: Conducting A Special Census, Carol C. Hewlett, Judith D. Forkner
Technical Bulletins: Conducting A Special Census, Carol C. Hewlett, Judith D. Forkner
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin provides information about the two types of special censuses (census of annexed territory and citywide census) and their costs.
Annexation Handbook For Cities And Towns In Tennessee [Archived Material], Eugene Puett
Annexation Handbook For Cities And Towns In Tennessee [Archived Material], Eugene Puett
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
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Technical Bulletins: Plaintiffs In Knoxville Annexation Cases Held Not To Have Standing, Mtas
Technical Bulletins: Plaintiffs In Knoxville Annexation Cases Held Not To Have Standing, Mtas
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
In an opinion on petition to rehear (not designated for publication), the Tennessee Supreme Court has held that the plaintiffs in McGill v. City of Knoxville and Johnson v. City of Knoxville who contested the annexation of a right-of-way along Interstate 40 / 75 owned by the state lack standing to contest the annexation .
Annexation Handbook For Tennessee Municipal Officials [Archived Material], Wallace Mendelson
Annexation Handbook For Tennessee Municipal Officials [Archived Material], Wallace Mendelson
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This is a handbook for municipal officials in Tennessee who are considering annexation as a solution for fringe area problems. The unincorporated urban fringe that surrounds most cities creates a host of problems, both from the the viewpoint of the city and the suburban dwellers. The purpose of this handbook is to present and to discuss briefly the factors that enter into a decision as to whether annexation should be undertaken.