What can be done about the old Favorite Market?
Is it time for the Town of Farragut to review existing ordinances that make it difficult to sell or improve blighted property like the Favorite Market on Kingston Pike? This property was not originally part of the Town of Farragut. When this area was annexed into the Town the Favorite Market was grand fathered with respect to ordinances for setbacks and landscaping. Today the property cannot meet existing ordinances. So what should be done?
How do you feel the Town of Farragut looks today?
From a call to the Farragut Press Talk 9-22-05:
I am calling to express disappointment about how the Farragut Mayor and Board of Aldermen refuse to do anything about the eyesore between the U-Haul and David's Carpets on Kingston Pike at the entrance of Stonecrest subdivision. The service station, which has been unoccupied for about 15 years, has weeds overgrown all around it. The Farragut codes department says that they cannot do anything about the overgrown brush because the ordinance for residents, which calls for enforcement if grass is over one foot [high] or weeds are over one foot, does not apply to business property. The idle property, I am told, belongs to a carpet company in Dalton, Ga. A letter from me to the company was ignored. I just wonder why the Farragut administration can't pass an ordinance that applies the same rule of codes to unoccupied businesses that it applies to occupied residences? This is not the first time they have sided with big business instead of what's in the best interest of the residents of Farragut. But that buildings been there so long. This town is known for that building more than it's known for its museum or anything else. Everywhere I go, people say, oh, you live down there.
posted by Mike @ 11:52 AM
10 comments
10 Comments:
For all the silly rules this town has it looks run down. Hilton Head it is not.
Bobby
That is a good location. What is the problem?
What a dump. Tear it down.
How many years has that site been rotting away. Is it really 15 years? Has anyone tried to put a business there? If no one has tried is it really the Towns fault.
Randy
I think this is the worst eyesore in Farragut. Why doesn;t the town buy it or at least maintain it?
The TOF does not have the funds to buy blighted property. That is not what is needed.
There are two abandoned properties across the street. They are eyesores too.
That has to be valuable land. Why can't a variance be granted so something nice looking can be built? That is the worst looking section of town. It looks like Chapman Highway.
Peg
There are quite a few properties in Farragut that are empty and look abandoned. Kmart is the biggest and the Bi-Lo center has multiple stores that are empty. I don't see any elected official in the town of Farragut actively pursueing businesses to fill these vacancies.
Am I missing something here or should the local officials be working to make Farragut more attractive by working with developers on ordinances? The town looks run down.
How do we turn this around?
Brice
Am I missing something here or should the local officials be working to make Farragut more attractive by working with developers on ordinances? The town looks run down.
How do we turn this around?
Turkey Creek was built because it is in the most desirable demographic in East Tennessee. Farragut is the center of that demographic. Businesses have voted and made it clear that it makes more sense to be next to Farragut but not in Farragut. We have failed leadership here. Ruth Hawk was a scapegoat for the decisions made by Bob Leonard and Eddy Ford. This town is almost 25 years old and it has had only two Mayors. Today Bob Leonard has a successful law practice arguing against the very ordinances he created and approved. When the day comes that we have a Farragut property tax who should be held responsible? Year after year Farragut has multi-million dollar road projects but this town continues to loss businesses. We had our chance to right the ship last spring in the election for Mayor but only 16 % of the people could bother to vote. The only way to turn this around is to get some new representatives.
Bill
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