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Commission approves TDOT safety improvements for Ross Hollow Road after heated debate, 11-1
Summary
Cheatham County commissioners voted 11-1 to accept a TDOT ‘miscellaneous safety improvements’ agreement for Ross Hollow Road after commissioners and a school official debated whether the work was excessive or necessary for student safety.
Cheatham County commissioners voted 11-1 on July 21 to authorize the county’s signature on a miscellaneous safety-improvements agreement with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) covering Ross Hollow Road, following a heated discussion about the project’s scope and cost.
The motion to approve the TDOT safety agreement carried with 11 votes in favor and one dissent. Commissioner Randy Noe cast the lone no vote, recorded on the roll call.
The debate: One commissioner argued the proposed work was “government overkill,” telling the panel that the plan would spend "$17,700 on safety improvements on Ross Hollow…
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