Controversial Deannexation Effort In Townsend Has Residents In Turmoil, State Legislation Pending

Controversial Deannexation Effort In Townsend Has Residents In Turmoil, State Legislation Pending

Image Credit: TN General Assembly & Townsend Chamber of Commerce The Tennessee Conservative [By David Seal] – Townsend, Tennessee bills itself as the “Peaceful Side of the Smokies” but that could change soon if state legislators enact a law that would allow the Smoky Mountain Tourism Development Authority to deannex its visitor center from the city of Townsend and return to the control of Blount County.  Blount County is assumed to be more leni…