Letter to the editor
Dear editor,
Just to set the record straight......as one who was directly involved in the founding of Farragut and former alderman and Vice mayor, I would like to say I am extremely pleased with Farragut's development. It is not perfect, but then again, no place is.
But we have seen it flourish in the last 45 years and has recently received the distinction of being one of the most desirable communities in Tennessee. Every community has its growing pains, but has it been worth it? I would answer with a resounding yes.
What we enjoy now is pretty much what we envisioned, ......and all without taxing our citizens. If we cannot afford it, we do without! We are now enjoying the efforts of Mayor Williams and former Vice Mayor Louise Povlin in acquiring countless grants to have what we see before us. Our board members have done it all by volunteering because they love this community, not because of their gain.
Although the first mayor and I disagreed on many issues, there were several issues we all agreed on. His vision was to have a walkable community from end to end, and provide many of the fine parks we have today, and for the most part this has been accomplished. Many hours were spent on gathering the citizens' input.
Some would say that the present board is trying to rule and reign over all of the citizens while ignoring their input. This could not be further from the truth. Please be very careful and thoroughly check out all that you hear and see in print and on social media. Oh how I wish you could see what we endured prior to incorporating. My husband, former Mayor Ralph McGill was actually told by the chairman of the Knox County Commission that he had no right to speak at the meeting! How about that for citizen input?
If you are a "newbie" to the area, I would advise you to take a short road trip out to Clinton or Chapman Highway and see how we would look today had we not incorporated. Needless to say, we have been blessed with people in office who truly care. Please inform yourselves regarding all of the lies and innuendos against what these UNPAID board members have done and continue to pursue.
Marianne McGill,
Farragut, TN
