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Chris Crowell

TN · Lebanon City Council Member, Ward 4

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Chris Crowell has represented Ward 4 on the Lebanon City Council since 2016 and works as a vice president at Liberty State Bank. His priorities are keeping Lebanon's local character as it grows and making sure new growth pays for itself.

Where Chris Crowell stands, based on their records

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record)

Track record

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
  • Voted against ending the city's $100,000 yearly payment to the county's Farm Bureau Exposition Center. The repeal got a 3-2 vote but failed because it needed four votes.

    July 21, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: yahoo.com

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 oppose
  • Voted no on bringing about 246 acres on Maple Hill Road and Carver Lane into the city for about 311 homes. The council approved it 4-2.

    January 20, 2026Opposes Housing Affordability

    Source: lebanondemocrat.com

Track record — General

General · 8 records
  • Cast the only no vote on creating a committee to pick a site for a new city sewer plant. He questioned why a new, unannounced resolution was needed. It passed 5-1.

    May 5, 2026

    Source: mainstreetmediatn.com

  • Voted no, as the council's member on the Planning Commission, on letting the 326-acre Cedartree industrial site skip a building landscaping rule. The waiver passed 6-4.

    February 24, 2026

    Source: lebanontn.org

  • Cast the only Planning Commission vote against waiving the window rule for a Denso warehouse on Sparta Pike. He said the builder should do more. The waiver passed 9-1.

    February 24, 2026

    Source: lebanontn.org

  • Asked to pull his own proposal to rezone 2770 Tuckers Gap Road to a narrower business zone from the council agenda. He urged the owner to limit rental housing on the site.

    February 6, 2024

    Source: lebanondemocrat.com

  • Voted no on recognizing a developer's right to build a third phase at Hickory Ridge Road and Highway 109 under old zoning rules. He said that parcel was not part of the original plan. He voted no again when the council later approved it.

    June 6, 2023

    Source: lebanondemocrat.com

  • Was elected mayor pro tem by the Lebanon City Council for a two-year term. The role chairs meetings when the mayor is absent and works with the mayor on the budget.

    December 6, 2022

    Source: lebanondemocrat.com

  • Spoke against a city resolution backing a state bill to cap local property tax increases at 5% without a public vote. He said the state should not set Lebanon's tax limits.

    January 30, 2020

    Source: lebanondemocrat.com

  • Was appointed Lebanon's Ward 4 city alderman, joining the city council.

    January 20, 2017

    Source: mainstreetmediatn.com

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