letter to the editor
Happy 45th Birthday Farragut
Happy Birthday to the Town of Farragut! On Jan. 16, 2025, we celebrate 45 years of our Town’s existence. We celebrate this with Founder’s Week, the third week in January. Additionally, on the third Thursday of January, during Farragut’s Planning Commission meeting, we pause to honor Betty Dick, arguably the heart and soul behind the effort to establish our Town.
Our Town was established thanks to the monumental efforts of Betty Dick and a handful of bold residents who had spent a few years battling Knox County on zoning and planning issues. Our founders realized that if they did not act, our community’s residential character would not be protected as this area continued to grow. They did not want to see our portion of Kingston Pike turn into Clinton Highway or Chapman Highway.
Our Founders weren’t opposed to growth and development and they understood the limitations of private property rights; they just wanted planning to be done more thoughtfully. They wanted to establish higher standards for our roads and our transportation system, and they wanted a comprehensive plan to guide growth that protected our residential character.
