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Council approves Old Salem annexation; debate centers on need for corridor traffic study
Summary
Murfreesboro City Council approved the plan of services and annexation for about 22.5 acres on Old Salem Road Nov. 6 and advanced a companion PRD rezoning for 19.26 acres on first reading after a lengthy debate about corridor traffic impacts.
Murfreesboro City Council approved a plan of services and annexation for roughly 22.5 acres along Old Salem Road on Nov. 6, after protracted debate about traffic and connectivity in the area.
The measure recognizes the city’s ability to provide services to the property and adds city right-of-way frontages; the council approved the plan of services and annexation by roll call. The companion rezoning for 19.26 acres — filed as a planned residential development to be called Robinson Bend, proposing 83 homes (52 single-family detached and 31 single-family attached) and approximately 30% open space — cleared first reading as an ordinance (25-O-Z-34).
The discussion centered on council…
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