In 2020 Tinsley Properties purchased property on Chevy Chase Road in an unincorporated part of Grundy County with homes nearby. Several months later, Tinsley Properties leased the tract to Tinsley Sand & Gravel to operate a quarry. Grundy County Mayor Michael Brady instructed county attorney Bill Rieder “to pursue enforcing Grundy County’s regulations.” Tinsley challenged Grundy County in court.
On February 25th, the Tennessee Supreme Court made a decision in favor of Tinsley Properties, LLC and Tinsley Sand & Gravel, LLC to operate a quarry in violation of Grundy County’s County Powers Act Resolution.
Leslie Lytle – Sewanee Mountain Messenger
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