Farragut FYI

 Rumor has it that the town elected officials moved the town center from the Ford property to the Biddle property.  This rumor is false. In 2007-2008 timeframe, a developer introduced the idea of building a mixed use development on the front portion of Mayor Eddy Ford’s property calling that area the town center.   In 2012, the residents and town staff worked together to update the land use plan and EXPANDED the town center area to include the area generally bound by Kingston Pike from Concord Road to Jamestowne Boulevard and Campbell Station Road from Concord Road to Jamestowne Boulevard.   Biddle Farms - Farragut Town Center is a development in Farragut’s town center. The front portion of Mayor Ford's property has been and continues to be in Farragut's town center.  For clarity, the area of the map in purple is the Mixed Use Town Center. If you would like to learn more about the background of the 2007 proposal for Mayor Ford's property you can go here:...

  In 2009, the heart of our town was saddled with abandoned buildings leaving an impression that the Town of Farragut was in a state of decline. The Silver Spoon and the Phillips 66 gas station which sat cattycorner from each other at the Kingston Pike/Campbell Station Road intersection were abandoned, the Campbell Station Inn was in desperate need of stabilization, and the old Kroger was abandoned when the new Kroger opened    In 2012, the residents who participated in the update of the community’s land use plan were so concerned about these empty buildings that it was listed as one of their biggest concerns secondary only to their wish to establish a mixed use town center which would provide a unique identity to the Town of Farragut. The original conditions placed on properties zoned General Commercial in the Town center were so restrictive that the small lot properties (Phillips 66 and Silver Spoon) could not redevelop.   In 2017, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen...