February 2022

The Tennessee Child Care Task Force was created to engage multiple stakeholders in developing ideas for improving the quality, affordability, and accessibility of child care in Tennessee. As part of its mission, the board meets monthly to share information and guide the development of a strategic plan to address child care challenges.

February 18, 2022, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm EST Are you a job seeker in East Tennessee? If so, the Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) and other state departments are here to help you navigate your career path and establish professional relationships with a Job and Resource Fair. Join us on February 18, 2022, from 9:00 am – 12:00 noon at our Community Tennessee Rehabilitation Center located at 1749 Triangle Park Drive Maryville, Tennessee 37801-3705. This job and resource fair is a great opportunity to receive on-the-spot resume advice, interview practice, and connect with other job search resources. Job resource providers will be onsite with 20 employers. All East Tennessee job seekers of working age are welcome at this event and resources specific to workers with disabilities and justice involved individuals will be available. This event is hosted in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Tennessee Department of Corrections. To learn more about Community Tennessee Rehabilitation Center programs for individuals with disabilities, call 865-981-2382 or visit https://www.tn.gov/humanservices/ds/community-trc.html.

Please see our website for additional information about the Site Development Grant Program (https://www.tn.gov/ecd/rural-development/tnecd-site-development/select-tennessee-site-development-grant.html) or reach out to Kirby Lewis at Kirby.lewis@tn.gov for additional details.

ARC POWER RFP/Letter of Intent/Portal Release Deadline

More information will be available soon.

The Local Government Planning Advisory Committee will meet Thursday, February 23, 2022 at 1:00 PM CST virtually via Microsoft Teams. Inquiries regarding this meeting should be made to Logan McCoy at (629) 201-0063 or logan.mccoy@tn.gov. Agenda 1. Call to order 2. Approval of the agenda 3. Approval of minutes of the January 26, 2022 meeting 4. Request to deactivate the regional planning authority of the Hendersonville Regional Planning Commission and dissolve the Hendersonville Planning Region. 5. Request to deactivate the regional planning authority of the Portland Municipal-Regional Planning Commission and dissolve the Portland Planning Region, and to establish the Portland Municipal Planning Commission 6. Approval of the comprehensive Sumner County Growth plan amendment 7. Other business 8. Adjournment