An aerial photo of Charleston, Tennessee
Charleston, Tennessee, Mayor Walter GoodeCHARLESTON, Tenn. — Charleston may expand westward in 2012.
During this week’s City Commission meeting, Charleston Mayor Walter Goode announced that plans for westward annexation were going through final revisions.
The mayor said he hoped to hold public hearings on annexation plans in January. Goode said Tuesday that he would like the annexation to be completed in the spring.
He said Bradley County residents incorporated into Charleston will benefit from annexation, especially when they compare the cost of city taxes to their higher fire insurance premiums and private garbage collection fees while unincorporated.
“With the services we are rendering to them, no one will be paying extra out of their pockets,” Goode said.