MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Mt. Juliet commissioner wants to make a change to city codes to ensure neighbors are notified about future rezoning plans.

Right now, Mt. Juliet only notifies the public about rezones through a certified letter in the mail. But one commissioner wants to change that.

Mt. Juliet District 3 Commissioner Scott Hefner has been on the city commission for five years. Throughout his time, the City of Mt. Juliet had the practice of notifying the public of a rezone in a couple of different ways.

Mt. Juliet residents were normally aware of a new rezone from a certified letter notifying any adjacent property owners that there was a pending or an upcoming rezone in the area, which would be heard at a planning commission meeting. Physical signage would also be put on thei

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