IF YOU MISSED IT• Another public discussion about the proposed master plan will be held at 9 a.m. today in the Chattanooga Room at the University Center.• There will be other public forums held in April before the plan is presented to the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees, followed by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission and the State Building Commission.
There’s always tension with planning and UTC’s latest master plan is no exception.
Wednesday’s public forum to discuss the latest version of the master plan that will be used to plan for about 15,000 students in the next decade included many questions that ranged from parking and housing to the potential impact to local communities.
“We are trying to make sure [these plans] serve the needs of the university, but also minimize the negative impact of surrounding communities,” said Richard Brown, chief financial officer for UTC, after the two-hour meeting at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.
And growth, if planned for correctly, is good, he said.