The Knoxville News-Sentinel from Knoxville, Tennessee • 8

Pip A-g Tht Knasdlls Ww-SwBml family towny 17r 1371- 4 Knoxville' UtilitiM tM report said JT Tim other tax sources Uste4 all of which require action by the State Legislature are: Amusement beer cigaret gasoline hotel and motel gross receipts payroll professional persons soft drinks telephone end legrapb- -1 Revenue Sources Rezoning Feared on OR Connector dential garbage fees and motor vehicle fee increases The report said a referendum on liquor-by-the-drink requires a petition signed by a number of county (including the city) residents 21 years and over the number must equal at least 10 per cent of the total county vote for gubernatorial candidates in the last race 'Not Major Source Although revenue from liquor-by-the-drink probably would be a growing source of income us ia not a major source of the report uid On the garbage or refuse collection fee tiie report reo-om mends it be administered by Knoxville Utilities Board Sikh a move here earlier proved unsuccessful The elty is collecting the fee on businesses assure a high percentage of collection it would also be desirable as in the case of Memphis' ordinance' to provide that utility services (or at least water service) will be terminated for nonpayment of the refuse collection -ct Others Listed under Ha charter could direct its Light Gas and Water Division to take such action but in the case of KUB such a provision would probably have to be approved both by ordinance and by resolution of the To Rtcftiva Reports Reports on transportation and water sewer and solid waste planning will be made at the quarterly meeting of the Knoxville Area Council of Govern ments at 3 pm Wednesday at 1810 Lake Ave SHOP MONDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS 1 UNTIL (ether wtekdaysuntO 5:30 pjnJ Naw-SntlfMl Stair PMM Rd interchange on 1-40 at ft A This to shows construction of the Oak idjge connector near the Mabry- Hood right i 1 Starts on Page Oat 1 in February is also looking at its budget needs and discussing adding 86 million by the tax rate to meet needs of uniformed Mr report listed 15 possible sources of revenue of which nine require approval by the State Legislature before they can be enacted The sources included tiie additional sales tax garbage fee and a telephone and telegraph tax as mentioned by MrKesley Actually 'most 'of the sources previously have been mentioned either by city officials or the Knoxville Education Association and Mr report discussed the pros and cons of each source Recreation Tax Studied A new source that was uncovered by research is a recreation property tax appeared to be one that City Council could do without going to the Mr Hutchison said MTAS lawyers have given an opinion that the city could adopt such a special levy on properties with the proceeds going into a special fund for recreation purposes only The city law department is looking into the possibility Mr Hutchison said This tax would be in addition to the $185 maximum rate for operations as set forth in the City Charter Would Produce 81 Million If council decided to levy the tax at 23 cents this would produce 81078000 or the amount of the 1970 appropriation for the City Recreation Bureau This would then release the same amount of funds from the operational budget of the city to be used for other purposes Mr Hutchison said a tax levy cojuld be made at the time of making the general property tax levy for 1971 and would be collected as a part of the 1971 property tax levy The whole amount would thus be collected in the report said The report said reasons against the tax are: It is a further increase in property taxes that may not be equitable In light of services received and property tax does not take into account the ability to pay except in a vague or general fashion One Implemented "As near as we can tell it (the recreation tax) is Mr Hutchison said "It doesn't mean urging ft at Of the other five revenues that require legislative approval one already has been implemented an increase in property assessments Two would require referendum approval liquo r-by-the-d rink and the hilf-cent sales tax increase The others are residential and nonresi- Starts on Page One dais who turned down the state's plan for die connector at a' public hearing at the Knox County Courthouse on July 2 1968 Their main objection at that time was that the plan called for too many points of access to county roads Knox County Judge LD Word said he was opposed" to the design affording so many points of access and that the highway would not do what he understood it would be built to do do not believe a highway with seven or eight access points in a distanced 67 miles could possibly be safe tor highspeed Judge Word said The judge said yesterday that he has not changed his position on the issue -v by Court Anderson County Court voted In the summer of 1968 to support an absolute controlled conneo-' tor according to Anderson County Judge Joe MagilL During the discussion at the Jan 5 Knox County Commission meeting Mr Tallent said that since the connector is not a controlled access route is gang to start building up for rezoning and we now have two auch requests under Mr McCammon then said the route could become Clinton Highway which is the ugliest ever been Mr Tallent took exception with Mr McCammon declaring Tm proud of Clinton Highway and I cite for you the many tine businesses out gl Million Cost The route connecting Oak Ridge with 1-4) at the Mabry- Hood Rd interchange in Knox County will be 67 miles' long and is estimated to cost about bridge across the Clinch River S6 million not Including the This span to be built about a miles downstream from the Sol- way Bridge will cost another DU milium or more Construction has started on a 1522-mile stretch of the connector from the Mabry-Hood Rd interchange on 1-40 to 12 miles southeast of Hardin Valley Rd Renfro Construction Co has the 8169 million contract for the 3522-mile link of the connector for grading drainage and some paving on certain portions One of the appeals for rezoning was filed by Pennell and Rowland to rezone 6500 square feet of property cm Coward Mill Rd 151 feet from the connector from Agricultural to Commercial A for construction of a repair garage The other was filed by Herman Hurst to rezone a connector tract from Agricultural to Commercial A and Residential for apartments and a small fabrication Imp- Delegation Protests A delegation including Oak Ridgers voiced protests against the Pennell-Rowland petition when it came up for hearing before MPC Members of the dele a -v1' a- '-4 tV -V v-i 4 js ft 1 tarJL '-v jk 1V1- ft 4 ft I i TOWARD THE Grading has started on a stretch of the Oak Ridge connector Here is a view of it looking toward Oak Ridge from the Mabry-Hood Rd interchange on 1-40 jn Knox County that one of the primary points in the plan for the connector was to keep it from becoming another Clinton Highway or Highway To accomplish this they said the staff proposed that large commercial tracts be allowed at four major intersections of the connector: The existing Oak Ridge Highway intersection the Hardin Valley Rd intersection the Lovell' Rd intersection and the 1-40 and 1-75 intersection The staff said that these commercial complexes would be more than adequate to serve the motoring public using the road directly adjacent to the connector traffic generated to it would create a hazardous situation be-cause- the nearby intersection will not have on and off ramps but will be 4-Lane Connector road Is proposed to be safe four-lane connector between Oak Ridge and the Interstate MPC officials said point of ingress and egress along this route can do nothing but retard the smooth flow of traffic! thus defeating the purpose of the MPC spokesmeiT pointed' out' gatkm said granting of such a request would be beginning of a mess like Clinton Highway Virginia Jones an Oak Ridge worker 1 said the Oak Ridge workers who live fo' Knoxville want tiie road to stay clear of businesses and exits which would hinder the speed of the road Kenneth Gresham attorney for Mr Pennell and Mr Rowland said -the State Highway Department had assured them that there will be a road into their property that there is just little over an acre of land involved that their frontage will be on Coward Mill Rd and that they will not have access to the connector Mr Gresham pointed out that his clients are not asking that the garage be put on the new road that the property in question is on a side road MPC in denying the request said that although the site is not I Springmaid no-iron sheets s- i SHOP HONDA? 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