letter to the editor
CIP road projects vote May 15; public asked to respond
This Thursday, May 15, at 6 p.m. in the Farragut Town Hall, the Farragut Planning Commission will meet to vote on the Farragut Town Capital Investment Program for years 2026 to 2031.
This is the first opportunity for Town residents to speak to the issues. Up until now there have only been non-voting workshops where residents were not allowed to participate.
There are $36,257,000 of road projects that may affect where you live and may not meet your approval.
The meeting packet is online: https://www.townoffarragut.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05152025-1583
The summary starts at page 11. Key road projects you should observe and request more information on follow: some of these are poorly worded and not properly descriptive of what they actually do.
Page 35, Sonja Drive Admiral Road Multi-Modal Road Improvements, $1,375,000 (this has been removed from the town strategic plan and is highly contested by residents).
Page 40, Turkey Creek Road Greenway renamed to Turkey Creek Road Multi-Modal Improvements, $2,500,000 (this is in court and has been removed from the Rown Strategic Plan; it is highly contested).
Page 41, Union Road Multi-Modal Improvements, $7,900,000 (this is not very clear, but it does have a greenway and what appears to be bicycle lanes).
Page 42, Watt Road Roundabout, $850,000 (the trucks scales on I-40/75 are being moved; that was a major reason for this project. It is not needed now).
Page 43, Virtue Road Multi-Modal Improvements $7,480,000 (this is highly contested and appears to require eminent domain land takings on private land).
Page 44, Kingston Pike Pedestrian Underpass at Rick Terry Jewelry to near 35 North, $765,000 (retrofitting a storm culvert to part culvert part pedestrian tunnel).
Page 46, Evans Road Multi-Modal Road Improvements, $1,550,000 (very poorly worded and deceptive caption fails to reveal a pedestrian Greenway; very highly contested).
Mike Mitchll, Farragut
