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What happened to the Loudon County Board of Education's requested Strategic Planning/Feasibility Study? The Loudon County Public Schools’ Board of Education (BOE) and the Office of Superintendent in 2018 produced a document seeking outside professional services firms to produce a ten (10) year District Growth Plan. 10 years would extend to, at least, 2028. The proposal required projections up to 15 years which would, at a minimum, include up to the year 2033. A Proposal Review Committee, comprised of County, School District, Board of Education, parents and community members, expects the research to include school of choice impacts such as voucher programs but also transportation infrastructure, as well as staffing budgets to mention just a few. Study requirements included out-of-county enrollment, impact on transportation, building requirements, etc., in other words, exactly what the standing room only citizenry asked for at public meetings. Nowhere does the Board of Education suggests its OK to just wing it. Specifically included in the study sought: "How much acreage do we need?" Also asked: "What costs might be associated with transportation in regard to opening a new school?" Asked for accountability, the Loudon County commissioners blamed the Board of Education. Did someone kill the BOE study request? Or is it out there, hidden, because some Loudon County commissioners don't want it to be seen?