On Friday, however, a traditional Hutchison ally dropped a bombshell by calling the former sheriff a liar who was in fact deeply involved in the controversial meeting.
6th District Commissioner Greg “Lumpy” Lambert, who has always admitted to his role in the back-room politicking over who would replace commissioners removed by a state Supreme Court decision on term limits, contacted the News Sentinel on Friday and said that Hutchison orchestrated some of the deals that ultimately led a jury to find that commissioners had violated the state Open Meetings Act.
via Lambert: Hutchison part of ‘Black Wednesday’.
Documents from MPC and the Development Corp., however, show there is room for interpretation when it comes to calculating Knox County’s theoretical inventory of viable properties.
The fact that a parcel may be zoned industrial doesn’t automatically make it viable for development, according to Development Corp. Executive Vice President Todd Napier.
Maps show that most of the properties referred to by Niceley are set aside for other purposes, are not for sale or are effectively ruled out by topographical concerns, Napier said. Also, some of it is being used for zinc mining or rock quarrying while one parcel is set aside for a possible Civil War historical site.
via Niceley accuses Chamber of lying; says more land available than officials claim.
Knox County employees will be able to serve on Knox County Commission in the future after a Knox County chancellor invalidated a charter provision barring such service.
via Commission open to Knox County workers.
Gene Patterson over at WATE has some analysis on the truthfulness of both mayoral candidates current TV ads:
TV ads for two candidates in the Knox County’s mayor’s race began airing last week, so 6 News put them to the truth test.
Republican state Sen. Tim Burchett and former Knox County Sheriff Tim Hutchison unveiled new 30 second spots. The two ads are very different in their approaches for appealing to voters.
via WATEÂ Ads by Burchett, Hutchison in Knox mayor’s race put to truth test.
Knox County Commission today postponed an effort to remove former Commissioner Scott Moore from the Board of Zoning Appeals until the Tennessee Supreme Court has a chance to rule on Moore’s ouster appeal.
Commission voted 9-4 – with one commissioner opting to pass and five others having recused themselves – to grant Moore a continuance after he presented several arguments as to why today’s hearing shouldn’t move forward.
via Knox commission postpones Moore ouster effort from zoning panel.
Daily News | Ben Farmer | 
April 26, 2010 8:17 am | 
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