RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Rutherford County Planning Commission has officially approved its Plan Rutherford blueprint for the county.

Rutherford County is expected to surpass 550,000 residents by 2045. On Monday, planning commissioners approved a plan to help the county manage that growth over the next two decades.

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“The whole idea of the plan was to encourage growth in areas where it makes sense," Rutherford County Planning Director Doug Demosi said. "So, this is certainly not a plan where we're trying to stymie any growth or try to discourage growth; we just want to see it in places where it makes sense."

The plan takes a look at what kind of density an area can handle when it comes to development. It co

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