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• I was astonished to read in this week’s farragutpress that (Town officials) voted to budget $5.6 million for another park on McFee Road without resident input. I went to the Town website and watched the June 8 budget meeting. The (officials) could not agree what the land on McFee Road would be used for. Some board members wanted ballfields, some a park — one said the Town would buy the land, but it would be 10 years before they decided what to do with it. This is not acceptable. Traffic in Farragut is horrendous. I’ve never seen it this bad.
We need those two new left-hand turn lanes at Kingston Pike and Campbell Station a lot more than we need to buy land on McFee Road the (officials) can’t decide what to do with. I am very frustrated with the lack of representation. The (officials) should do what the Town needs, not what they want to do. I am tired of waiting for the promised traffic solutions. Please install those new turn lanes now and forget about any more parks until you fix the traffic mess.
• According to a meeting I watched, the (Town of Farragut) agenda to improve the Campbell Station-Kingston Pike intersection has been pushed back to 2026. Meanwhile, the Town is looking to purchase land off of McFee Road for recreation purposes. It appears the intersection improvement is being pushed back for future Town leadership.
• I want a clear and accurate statement in Presstalk this week: that the Town of Farragut is not stonewalling Hy-Vee. The truth is, the Town of Farragut has been listening to residents’ concerns, and they include not wanting a mega-grocery store like (inaudible) wants to build in the middle of a residential area that would add to traffic and (inaudible) issues, and de-value property values that are nearby. No. 2, [Panera] Bread was already in the Turkey Creek area when they closed their store. And No. 3, (not having Hy-Vee) will result in a (Town) property tax. That is certainly not true because they would not consider any kind of homeowners or property tax unless the residents of Farragut want it. It would have to be researched and workshopped and voted on.
