The Knox County Board of Education and the Knox County Commission will jointly conduct a work session/retreat beginning on Friday, Jan. 27 at 5 p.m. The session will adjourn on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 3:30 p.m. The work session/retreat will take place at RT Lodge, located at 1406 Wilkinson Pike in Maryville.

The full agenda and supporting documentation are available on Board of Education page of the Knox County Schools website. The documents may be viewed on the website or downloaded in a PDF form.

Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett released the following statement after County Commission voted 9-2 to adopt the proposed FY2011-12 budget with only one change:

“I am thankful for commission’s support of this budget, and I look forward to working with commissioners in the coming year.  Economic realities may be challenging, but Knox County’s future is bright and getting brighter.

“This budget sets Knox County’s course firmly in a new direction – the right direction, which will mean future economic growth and prosperity for our citizens.

I especially appreciate the Knox County finance team for the hard work they did in putting this budget together.”