Wilson County, Tennessee
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Wilson County is one of 95 counties in Tennessee. In 2009, the population estimate was 112,377. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that the growth rate since the last census was 26.5%, compared to 10.7% for the state of Tennessee as a whole.[1]
Wilson County was established by an act of the Third General Assembly of the State of Tennessee on October 26, 1799, three years after the organization of the state itself and consists of 583.27 square miles. The county was named in honor of Major David Wilson, a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Sumner County while it was yet a part of North Carolina. He was the first Speaker of the Territorial Assembly.[2]
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Tennessee county websites
This website was most recently evaluated on 5 Feb 2012.
[edit] The good
- County commissioners listed with contact information. Meeting schedule and agenda posted.[3]
- Local tax information provided.[4]
- Administrative officials listed with contact information.[5]
- Budget is published, though in two separate places on the website.[6][7]
- Information is provided on obtaining building permits and zoning; current permits are not listed.[8]
- The 2010 county audit is included on the website.[9]
- Information on how to make a Tennessee Open Records Act request is provided on the site, as well as the form.[10]
- Discloses membership to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations and membership fees.[11]
[edit] The bad
- County contracts are not online.
[edit] External links
- Official Wilson County Website
- Wilson County Website
- Wilson County Information
- Wilson County Profile
- News in Wilson County
[edit] References
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