2 Comments to 'The increasingly notorious Roane County “gay campground”'
Subscribe to comments with RSS or TrackBack to 'The increasingly notorious Roane County “gay campground”'.
:: Trackbacks/Pingbacks ::
No Trackbacks/Pingbacks
The increasingly notorious Roane County “gay campground”
Posted By katie allison granju
WBIR reporter Anthony Welsch shares the latest on his blog:
Just got off the phone with Mike Farmer… Roane County’s Mayor.
We talked for a bit about the proposed campground just across the Clinch River from Kingston. He sounded like he’s tired of talking to people on the telephone about. Can’t blame him I guess! Anyway, his concerns are similar to what the neighbors have about what originally marketed itself as a “clothing optional” adult campground for the GLBT community. Farmer is most worried about the infrastructure surrounding the area. The road leading to the campground property is really only wide enough for one vehicle and the noise/traffic/utilities that a large campground would require would likely not fly. He seemed to think the Planning Commission will be listening to the community, but, as he pointed out, you never know.
Another interesting bit… Roane’s planning commission has actually taken the time to print off copies of the request for zoning change and the Rosebud Lodge’s website. They have a stack of them just sitting on the counter in their offices… Anyone who’s ever dealt with getting paperwork knows how unique that is. They say since word hit the street about the campground, it’s been nothing but phone calls and people rushing in to get the very latest, most want to know what they can do to stop it
.
May 8th, 2008
If memory serves, there are two nudist camps in Cumberland County which have been in place for years. One, the Cherokee Lodge, hosts Christian Naturist events, and the other site is the Timberline Resort.
I live down near this proposed site, off of Black Oak Rd. My concern is really on infrastructure. It really does not bother me what goes on inside of the resort. My concern is with the roads and utilities. Roane County did not even pave Bluff View Rd. An individual that lives in the area did it on his own with his own money. If you go to map quest you will see a road called Bluff View Dr. This road does not exist on the Black Oak side. Settlers Road dead ends and does not loop back around. This was never completed back in the 1970’s I do not want this area to be zoned commercial unless Roane County is planning on updating the road ways and utilities in the area.