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Growth Issues
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The Blount Chamber continually monitors growth issues affecting Blount County and the East Tennessee region. Specifically, the Chamber addresses air quality and transportation issues. Members interested in Planned Growth Briefings should contact Kathy Delozier at kdelozier@blountchamber.com or sign-up on the
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New! Housing Committee
Interested in how growth impacts the housing market. The Housing Committee is chaired by Tom Eustis. Contact Vicky Jones at vjones@blountchamber.com to receive a meeting notice for the upcoming meetings. Below are other organizations that address growth issues in the areas of: land use, air and water quality, Great Smoky Mountains National Park and community health.
Land Use
Contact name: Bill Clabough
Organization: Foothills Land Conservancy
Telephone: (865) 681-8326
Email: bclabough@foothillsland.org
WebSite: http://www.foothillsland.org/
Contact name: Ralph Lovely
Organization: UT – Agriculture Extension Service
Telephone: (865) 982-6430
Email: rlovely@utk.edu
WebSite: blount.tennessee.edu
Contact name: Charlene DeSha
Organization: Keep Blount Beautiful
Telephone: (865) 681-4809
Email: keepblo@earthlink.net
WebSite: http://www.keepblountbeautiful.org/
Contact name: Linda Hoke, Director, Council on the Southern Community
Organization: Southern Growth Policies Board
Telephone: (919) 941-5145
Email: lhoke@southern.org
WebSite: http://www.southern.org/
Contact name: Scott Poland
Organization: City of Maryville Planner
Telephone: (865) 981-1302
Email: skpoland@ci.maryville.tn.us
WebSite: http://www.ci.maryville.tn.us/
Contact name: Erin Hall , Owner, Canvas Hair Design
Organization: Downtown Association
Telephone: (865) 981-8881
Contact name: Chris Hamby
Organization: City of Alcoa Planner
Telephone: (865)-380-4737
WebSite: http://www.cityofalcoa-tn.gov/
Contact name: John Lamb
Organization: Environmental Health Action Team Land Use subcommittee
Telephone: (865) 273-5750
Contact name: John Lamb
Organization: Blount County Planner
Telephone: (865)-273-5750
Website:http://www.blounttn.org/planning/
Email:mailto:planning@blounttn.org/
Water Quality
Contact name: Cathy Rhodes
Organization: Little River Watershed Association
Telephone: (865) 980-2130
Email: cathy.rhodes@littleriverwatershed.org
Website: www.littleriverwatershed.org, http://www.littleriverbigfuture.org/
Contact name: Carlos Yunsan
Organization: Environmental Health Action Team
Water subcommittee
Telephone: (865) 549-5243
Email:mailto:carlos.a.yusan@state.tn.us
Organization: Blount County Soil Conservation District
Telephone: (865)-983-2011
Organization: Tennessee Valley Authority
Telephone: (865)-988-2420
Organization: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Telephone: (888)-891-8332
Contact name: Kenny Wiggins
Organization: City of Alcoa
Telephone: (865)-380-4700
Website: www.cityofalcoa-tn.gov
Contact name: Jeff Rose
Organization: City of Maryville, Water Dept.
Telephone: (865)-981-3322
Air Quality
Contact name: Kathy Delozier
Organization: Regional Clean Air Coalition
Telephone: (865) 983-2241
Website: www.etnrcac.org
Organization: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Telephone: (888)-891-8332
Contact name: Carlos Yunsan
Organization: Environmental Health Action Team
Air Quality subcommittee
Telephone: (865) 549-5243
Email:mailto:carlos.a.yusan@state.tn.us
Contact name: Jean H. Peretz
Organization: The University of Tennessee Energy, Environment and Resources Center
Telephone: (865)-974-1838
Email: speretz@utk.edu
Website: http://eerc.ra.utk.edu
Contact Name: Jonathan G. Overly
Organization: East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition
Telephone: (865)-974-3625 or (865)-803-7555
Website: www.etcfc.org
Contact Name: Jim Renfro, Air Resource Specialist
Organization: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Telephone: (865)-436-1708
Email: jim_renfro@nps.gov
Website: http://www. nps.gov/grsm/naturescience/air-quality.htm
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Contact name: Ken Voorhis
Organization: Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Telephone: (865) 448-6709
Email: ken@gsmit.org
Website: www.gsmit.org
Organization: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Telephone: (865) 436-1200
Website: www.nps.gov/grsm
Contact name: Jim Renfro, Air Resource Specialist
Organization: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Telephone: (865) 436-1708
Email: jim_renfro@nps.gov
Website: www.nps.gov/grsm/naturescience/air-quality.htm
Community Health
Contact Name: Jane Andrews
Organization: Community Health Initiative
Telephone: (865) 977-5718
FAX (865) 977-5779
Contact name: Micky Roberts, Director
Organization: Blount County Health Department
Telephone: (865) 9983-4582
Website: www.blounttn.org/health.asp
Email: micky.roberts@state.tn.us
