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• I was very disappointed to see the clear-cutting of some wonderful trees, including redbuds and dogwoods, along a stretch of Admiral Road and Kingston Pike. What a guess, it’s for another strip shopping center, right? That’s all we need in Farragut are more strip shopping centers that will sit half empty. Isn’t it about time we had a moratorium on any more of these strip shopping centers — until at least the existing ones get a higher occupancy rate?
• The fact that our (Knox County) School Board representative (chair Susan Horn, 5th District) chooses not to wear a mask during school board meetings is (inaudible) poor leadership. Every teacher, student and staff member attending Knox County Schools must wear a face covering while in the school building. Plus, they wear these masks eight or more hours a day. I realize there are more chairs (inaudible). I’m sure many of the teachers, students and staff are also against the policy, but follow the rules set by the Board. It is a shame that our representative feels as if she is above the rules that her Board sets for our students.
• What are Farragut’s regulations for trash dump services? A household on Banbury Road puts their dumpster in the road every Sunday afternoon for Monday’s trash pick-up. Since this is also on a busy corner, it is distracting. Please advise, we have asked them not to do this before — and they just keep putting it in the road.
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