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Lucas residents warn McGarity Lane is unsafe for large‑truck access to new development
Summary
Three residents told the Planning and Zoning Commission that McGarity Lane — a narrow, deteriorating dead‑end — cannot safely serve trucks for a planned retail/warehouse site near Tractor Supply, and they urged more drainage and road mitigation before project access is approved.
Several residents told the Lucas Planning and Zoning Commission on Aug. 14 that McGarity Lane is not suitable as the sole access point for a planned commercial project north of Tractor Supply.
Julie Judd, who said she lives at 445 Pennington and speaks for about 10 households in the Foxglenn subdivision, told the commission the road is 16 feet wide, “crumbling,” and that large delivery trucks already have gotten stuck there. “We had one case where a semi tried to turn around, got stuck,…
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