Billy Simpson, the mayor of Jasper, Tennessee
JASPER, Tenn. – The plan for Jasper to annex about 35 parcels of land between U.S. Highway 41 and Interstate 24’s exit 158 and to build a sewer line through the area is bothering some business owners.
The Jasper Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the annexation starting on Jan. 1.
Officials said local business owners have expressed worries over the route of the sewer line and some new rules that will apply to businesses that sell alcohol.
Gary Cosby of CTI Engineers Inc. said the sewer line extension will be mostly on the northern, or “airport side,” of U.S. 41.
The design uses a plan from 2009 that was intended for the now-defunct Rarity development, and businesses across the highway must access the sewer by “punching under the road,” he said.