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• I just want to thank the public works of Town of Farragut for always being there when there's a problem. Thank you for cutting down the brush at the stop sign of Orin Road in Newport continually. And I thank you from years ago fixing that bridge on Newport. It used to be so bumpy. Now it's smooth as glass. And every time I go over it, I thank you, public works. Y'all do a great job. And I really, really appreciate you. Thank you so much.
• This is about the safety of the students in the new primary school, the new elementary primary school, that's going on Boring Road and also about the safety and protection of the parents and teachers and residents in that area, but primarily the safety of the students. We need to leave the entrance at Boring Road open at least to right in, right out. There is another entrance at Smith Road and Boring Road, but it's at the top of the hill and there's only going to be a stop sign where the buses will go in. The Village Commons is up through and to an assisted living. So, parents can use that entrance, the Village Commons, but they need to be able to use the Boring Road entrance, too, to go into Boring Road right in, right out to the new school. There needs to be better access to that school. There's going to be 1,400 children there, 1,400 students, parents there, teachers. We need the right in, right out at Boring Road. The mayor of Farragut, who's going out of office in just a few days, wanted to close it. But what do the candidates for mayor say about the access at Boring Road? Right in, right out. We need to leave it open for the safety of the 1,400 students and the safety of the parents, teachers and residents of Boring Road. It's a big issue. Safety, safety, safety, safety.
