Editing Plainview, Tennessee (section)

==History==
Plainview would emerge into a thriving community following volunteer efforts towards the community's school, which was built in the 1920s. The school would close in the mid-20th century, prompting residents to convert the building into a community center following the donation of the structure by the Union County Board of Education to the Plainview Community Club.<ref name="ashley"/>

In 1981, the nearby city of [[Luttrell, Tennessee|Luttrell]] would establish proposed plans to [[Municipal annexation in the United States|annex]] the Plainview community, prompting community members to form a activist group and file a lawsuit against Luttrell in the Union County Chancery Court. The court would side in favor of Plainview, halting Luttrell from annexing the community, but would require the community to [[municipal corporation|incorporate]] into a city in order to avoid the annexation into Luttrell.<ref name="ashley">{{cite web |last1=Ashley |first1=Mike |title=Plainview, a community built by volunteers |url=https://www.historicunioncounty.com/article/plainview-community-built-volunteers |website=Historic Union County |access-date=March 6, 2021}}</ref> Plainview would [[municipal corporation|incorporate]] into a city in 1992.<ref>[http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/web.nsf/Web/Locate+Info State of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service website]</ref> The city government has subsequently [[pavement (material)|paved]] many local streets, installed [[street light]]ing, enacted [[zoning]], provided a mass recycling location and developed a walking trail.<ref>[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/tn/county/union2/countyhistory.htm The History of Union County], excerpted from ''1996-97 UCB & PPA Union County, Tennessee'' by Kathleen G. Graves; retrieved from Union County Cemeteries Association website, August 22, 2009</ref>