Opinion

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

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An earthquake moment to tell?

An earthquake registering 4.1 on the Richter scale — one of the strongest locally in decades despite being officially considered light according to the scale — happened at 9:04 a.m., Saturday, May 10, and was felt throughout the Farragut/Greater Knoxville Metro area. The epicenter was said to be 25.2 miles southeast of Farragut in extreme southeast Blount County near the borders with Monroe County and the North Carolina state line. We at farragutpress are seeking local citizen reaction, such as “what I first thought when the earthquake hit,” along with the reactions of relatives, friends and pets along with any structural observations — items on shelves shaking, for example — in the coming days. Send reactions to editor@farragutpress.com