Developers have their say

On July 19, members of the Development Review Process Evaluation Committee heard an earful from developers that have worked on projects in Farragut.

Isn’t the easiest thing for all parties involved is to have the Town of Farragut simply hire enough staff to keep pace with the demand?

Regal Theater in Farragut closes

After 12 years the only theater in Farragut has closed. Even though Regal has a lease through 2013 the decision was made to close the movie theater. The best hopes now are to sell the theater to another company.

Local resident addresses TOF about sinkhole ordinance

Chester Carbaugh, a Sugarwood resident, addressed the TOF concerning the new sinkhole ordinance. The Sinkhole Ordinance was the chief topic of discussion at the regularly scheduled meeting of the FBMA Thursday, June 23. Carbaugh explained how the ordinance would have affected him, "When doing construction in his backyard, Carbaugh discovered something that looked similar to a sinkhole but, as he said, was most likely trash that had been buried from the construction of the house. If this ordinance had been in place, he said, I would have had to go through an expensive mechanism to prove that I didn’t have a sinkhole. The type of mechanism referred to by Carbaugh would be an engineer from Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, which Carbaugh said would have cost him between $1 and $2 thousand. I just want to emphasize the type of burden this puts on residents of the town, Carbaugh said."

Vice Mayor Mike Haynes made an amendment, "The developer/homeowner would bear the sinkhole expense if they do indeed have a sinkhole, unless, as Haynes said, the developer prevails, in which case, the reasonable cost would be borne by the town.

After the amendment the ordinance passed on first reading.