Friday, March 03, 2006

Farragut is Tennessee's most "business friendly" City???

OK, read the article above before proceeding. Seriously, read it first BEFORE you make any judgements, o.k.

I personally had to do a double-take when I saw it in the FP last night. But after reading the article, I must admit that based on the factors that were used for selecting the town, that they are probably right in selecting Farragut. That being said, Farragut still has much further to go to be truly business friendly. Why are we still losing businesses to Knoxville & surrounding areas? Why do we still have storefronts and other businesses that are empty? What else has the town done to encourage business to come in? Come on, is the town going to "rest" on the laurels handed to them, or raise the standards even higher?

Personally, the first thing I'd like to see consistent business signage in the ENTIRE TOWN! If that means we give those businesses that are not currently meeting the standards (for whatever reason) incentives to do so (as well as credits for those who have complied), then let's do it! Let's clean up sites like the old gas station on KP and bill the owners for the work. If they refuse to keep their lot up to par, maybe the town should seize it and allow other development to take place. Have any of y'all got great ideas? Post 'em!

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1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

"seize it"

Score another one for the People's Republic of Farragut.

Unless Farragut has succeeded from the Union, American laws about seizing property still apply.

The reason Farragut doesn't have any businesses other than restaurants, grocery stores, dry cleaners, and the like is that's all they want.

Leave that messy old stuff like laboratories, offices, and heaven forbid, factories, out of sight and among the unwashed masses of Knox County.

September 23, 2006 9:50 PM  

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