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• Living between Virtue Road and McFee Road, I support the Turkey Creek Greenway extension. Like many others, we are isolated between two very short gaps in the greenway, including the dangerous curve near the bridge at the west end of Turkey Creek Road.
We would love to be able to walk or ride safely to get to the parks that our tax dollars support (Anchor, the Cove, McFee) and other amenities (schools, Davis Y, restaurants). Despite being so close, we can’t reach any of them without walking in the road, which will become even more dangerous with new development. Economic studies show that the presence of a greenway increases property values.
Nevertheless, a handful of property owners are litigating the extension along Turkey Creek. I urge Farragut residents to vote for Alderpersons who support closing gaps in the greenway.
