RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — On Monday night, the Rutherford County Planning Commission struck down a proposal which would’ve amended “Plan Rutherford” — the county’s land use plan — to allow building two units per acre on rural land instead of just one unit.
“’Plan Rutherford’ is a 20-year plan, and my concern is right now if we make a change on it, as we’re talking about… all of a sudden, we’ve already made a major change in this plan right off the bat,” Rutherford County Commissioner Pettus Read said.
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However, Rutherford County Commissioner Michael Kusch argued bumping up to two units could help with future population growth and potentially help farmers get more money for a land sale.
“If we’ve got to do 3,700 homes a year, where are we going to put them?” Kusch said, looking at a color-coded map. “I’ve got to think it’s going to be pushing in both those dark green [rural] areas.”…