Lawsuit alleges Open Meetings violation in Greene County
A second lawsuit alleging an open meetings violation in Greene County in relation to an industrial plant under construction there has been filed by citizens associated with the group, Save the Nolichucky. The lawsuit against the Industrial Development Board of Greeneville and U.S. Nitrogen, LLC, claims both acted improperly and illegally in the approval processes needed for building the plant, which plans to make ammonium nitrate used in industrial explosives. The lawsuit specifically alleges that the industrial development board violated the Tennessee Open Meetings Act at a July 18 meeting when "numerous citizens in attendance were purposefully or negligently prevented from hearing the deliberations of the IDB." The citizens seek [...]