We, the residents of Old Concord, the Concord Area, and Unincorporated Knox  County in the Concord Road/Northshore Drive/Turkey Creek Road area need your help! 

There is a development going in front of the Knox County Commission and Knox County Municipal Planning Committee to build a 7,000-square-foot fourteen-pump EZ-Stop gas station, convenience store, and drive-through restaurant next to the HISTORIC Old Concord Neighborhood and other RESIDENTIAL neighborhoods, as well as near train tracks and Fort Loudon Lake.  There is also a historic  cemetery next to this proposed development.

This intrusive and incompatible development would negatively impact the QUALITY OF LIFE and PROPERTY VALUES for those of us who live in the area and nearby.  The village is rich in the history of Farragut and Knox County (see this article)

There are also noise and traffic issues. The noise from semi’s delivery products and large fuel tanker trucks along with the possibility of spills when delivering fuel to the UNDERGROUND gas tanks which will be near Fort Loudon Lake. (This is also an environmental concern should they leak or rupture.)

Northshore Drive cannot handle the amount of traffic it currently has in this area, much less the large increase that would occur if this 7,000-square-foot business is approved.  The roundabout will not be able to handle such an increase in traffic.

Something smaller, that is more in line with the community that surrounds this property and nearby Farragut would be far more appropriate for the lot, should development continue.  This kind of development is not cohesive with the surrounding area, which includes four public parks, a local community golf course, and a dog park, all within a two-mile radius. 

The link for the proposed site plan and the public online comment forum can be found here. Please share your opposition with a public comment to let our officials know we oppose this plan. 

Please sign and share this petition and ask our elected and appointed officials to do the right thing and LISTEN to their constituents, the residents who would have to live with this development every day. 

Thank you, 

Historic Concord residents
Old Concord Residents Association

Concord and surrounding area residents

Unincorporated Knox County residents in the area
Concerned citizens of the Town of Farragut

 

County Commission Emails:

·       terry.hill@knoxcounty.org

·       gina.oster@knoxcounty.org

·       dasha.lundy@knoxcounty.org

·       courtney.durrett@knoxcounty.org

·       kyle.ward@knoxcounty.org

·       john.schoonmaker@knoxcounty.org

·       richie.beeler@knoxcounty.org

·       larsen.jay@knoxcounty.org

·       kim.frazier@knoxcounty.org

 

Knoxville-Knox County Planning (Formerly Municipal Planning Commission)

Tim Hill, Chair (tim.hill@knoxplanning.org)

Mike Reynolds (mike.reynolds@knoxplanning.org)

Chris Ooten

Amy Midis

Eddie Smith

John Huber

Karyn Adams

Katie Overton

Logan Higgins

Lou Browning III

Marite Perez

Miles Biggs

Nancy Barger

Nathaniel Shelso

Richard Levenson

Tamara Boyer