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In the (Board of) Mayor and Aldermen meeting last Thursday (July 13), many residents spoke in Citizens Forum about how unsafe McFee, Evans and Boyd Station roads are from the constant drag racing and speeding.
It is a mistake to spend $5.6 million on a new park when what Farragut needs is a traffic safety department.
Five teams of two people each can stop the drag racing in Farragut.
The first car is the spotter: it has a radar gun and a sound meter. The second car is the chase car; the chase car has lights and cameras. If the speeding car does not stop, a summons to court is cited using the camera.
This is not a police department; they will not require a property tax. It is only for handing out speeding tickets. The traffic squad is not armed, and they are not law enforcement officers. Most of the cost will be supported from tickets. The Town will pay the rest of the cost.
Farragut has public safety needs that should come before any more parks are built.
