On March 20th, 2020, Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 16 suspending in part the Tennessee Open Meetings Act and allowing municipal governments like Arlington, the ability to alter the procedures for having public meetings and to conduct municipal business in the interest of protecting the health, safety and welfare of Tennesseans in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Town of Arlington public meetings including any advertised public hearings until further notice will be limited in accordance with state, federal and CDC guidelines for public gatherings. Any citizen wishing to speak on a matter for which a public hearing is advertised has the option of submitting a written statement to the Town Recorder by email to bowens@townofarlington.org or in writing mailed to PO Box 507 Arlington, TN 38002 which will be read into and made a part of the record at the public hearing in lieu of making the statement in person.