Knox County’s Twenty year Growth Plan is unanimously approved after five hours of debate.

Knox County Commissioners meeting last night (Monday) discussing the plan also known as Advance Knox. It creates an outline for Knox County development and infrastructure future with 70,000 people expected to move into the county over the next 20 years.

The Farragut Board of Alderman and Mayor voted against the plan before ultimately passing it a week later after about 19 amendments and changes were made to the plan.

Mayor Glenn Jacobs says he’s please the plan has finally passed.

County Commission members say you’ll first see rezoning in affected areas then infrastructure changes like expanding roads within that 20 year span. Knox County hopes this plan will save them millions of dollars.