The decision comes after commission at its Feb. 4 meeting voted 6-4 to give the money. Commissioners met for a special called meeting before the Feb. 19 workshop to discuss the matter. At the time, Shaver motioned to rescind the decision, but that failed 5-3, with six votes needed for majority.
 

Shaver’s main concern was that the contribution would set a precedent. On Monday, he noted Allenbrook roads were not county roads, and further discussed former planner Russ Newman’s involvement.
 

“If we approve this one, we have no legal position to disapprove any of them,” Shaver said.
 

Members from Allenbrook and Warriors Chase were present. Tony Aikens, Lenoir City mayor, was also in attendance. Warriors Chase was in a similar situation where the developer left without finishing the job, but homeowners ended up footing the bill of $37,770.
 

“I think that these folks that Commissioner Shaver has referred to us, the situation that they were left in by the builders of the subdivision to where the roads were unfinished and irregardless of how many people are involved in this, my opinion is that one of the things that I’m on commission is to help the citizens of Loudon County,” Duff said. “If the roads are tearing up because there was not put a topcoat on it, I see no reason of why we can’t put a topcoat on these roads.”
 

Duff and Tinker questioned the multiple votes taken on Allenbrook.
 

“If it gets paved, it’s paved. If it’s not paved, it’s not paved,” Tinker said. “We had our vote, we’ve all made our arguments about that. My concern is every issue that comes up that’s a close vote are we going to continue to bring it up month after month and vote on it three, four times until we get one person to change their mind? What if we want to vote on it again next month and see maybe we should bring it up back up? ... I just don’t understand how we’ve gotten to the point where we’re voting on something three times.”
 

As an elected official, Shaver can bring up topics he feels impact his district, Henry Cullen, commission chairman, said.

“But I’m going to make the statement tonight win, lose or draw this is the end of Allenbrook subdivision at the commission meeting,” Cullen said.
 

“Well, now I’m a duly elected official,” Tinker added. “Can’t I bring it up if I want to at the next meeting?”
 

Commissioner Bill Satterfield saw arguments from both sides.
 

“In and of itself if that was the only instance in the county that we were voting on and those were the only people we needed to care of, I could kind of line up with Mr. Duff and try to help those folks out,” Satterfield said. “But the thing that bothers me now is when we do set a precedent we know we’ve got Allenbrook, Warriors Chase and Silver Oaks lined up waiting for their reimbursement. Is there going to be more?”
 

Waller heard from at least one community in Greenback and one in Loudon.
 

In other news, Loudon County Commission:
 

• Passed a surplus property authority update for commissioners Van Shaver, Kelly Littleton-Brewster, Adam Waller, Matthew Tinker, Loudon County Mayor Rollen “Buddy” Bradshaw and Loudon County Purchasing Director Susan Huskey through April 2020.
 

• Passed a resolution encouraging the state to remedy online sales tax collections with an equitable distribution of revenues collected based upon a pro-rated percentage of the population of the unincorporated versus incorporated population of the county. Commissioners also passed a resolution urging the General Assembly to adopt an equitable distribution of local sales tax revenue from out-of-state sellers.
 

• Authorized multi-year mailing machine agreements for the county health department and clerk and master.