Beth Jones, Southeast Tennessee Development District executive directorJASPER, Tenn. — The plan to annex land between U.S. Highway 41 and Interstate 24’s exit 158 here is moving forward.
The Jasper Board of Mayor and Alderman voted unanimously to approve an annexation study and timeline.
“We definitely need to act on this pretty quick,” Aldermen Steve Looney said. “We have a plan, and we can hurry on through this. We definitely don’t need to let our feet drag on it.”
Beth Jones, executive director of the Southeast Tennessee Development District, said Jasper’s planning commission has examined the proposed idea and recommended the board follow through with the study.
“This annexation proposal is based on an opportunity that we hope is going to come to the exit,” Jones said.