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VOL. 6 NO. 8
February 20, 2012
Coming together at Farragut View
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Before the traffic came
By Suzanne Foree Neal
People often ask me what I consider to be the greatest difference between Concord/ Farragut today and the way I remember it 60 years ago. Without hesitation, the most descriptive word I can think of is “serenity.” The biggest culprit to serenity is automobile traffic, which used to be very sparse. But even before the great influx of people, Highways 11 and 70 were the main east-west and north-south routes.
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Debbie Sayers: Teacher of the year Hardin Valley Academy’s Debbie Sayers was selected as the Knox County Schools Teacher of the Year for Grades 9-12 at the annual Teacher of the Year celebration Feb. 16. She holds a master’s degree from LMU and works as AP chemistry teacher and academic dean of the STEM Academy at HVA. She volunteers as an “e-mentor” with first-year chemistry teachers, is a yoga instructor and a member of Messiah Lutheran Church. She coached the first cross country team at West Valley Middle School and has coached AYSO girls soccer.
Neighbors are getting acquainted as they organize a new neighborhood watch program for Sonja Drive and Admiral Road residences through the Farragut View Community Club. New signs have been posted on Campbell Station Road, Kingston Pike and at the entrance to Stone Crest subdivision. Robert Schaefer, president of the Farragut View Community Club, says there was an incident and “a young woman was frightened and sent out emails to the world” and some thought it a good time to activate a neighborhood watch program. Schaefer set it up, and a Knox County Sheriff’s Office representative came with a lot of materials and, Schaefer says, “brought a lot of people together.” The community is a long-established neighborhood that used to have an active community club, says Schaefer. “People have gotten older, lost interest and we don’t have a community center where we can have activities,” he says. “The problem is we’re not a contained community. It’s a drive through and Sonja is a major feeder to two developments. People take short cuts and they’re not all our residents. When the Sheriff’s Office has patrolled, they’ve written lots of tickets for speeders.” Before the meeting Schaefer says there was little camaraderie among residents. “Now they’re telling me they are meeting new people and enjoying it. We’ve had a couple of meetings. There are 10 block captains and they’re each getting seven people in their
Robert Schaefer thinks his Farragut View subdivision is aptly named. He recently helped launch a neighborhood watch program for his community. Photo by S.F. Neal blocks involved. We’re pretty well organized. I hope there eventually will be 74, one for each house in the covered area.” When the Schaefers first moved into the community, he says there were regular meetings in people’s houses. “It was usually the same old ones who came. It has waned and turned into an older community, but some of my captains are younger.” Schaefer says his community is really a safe neighborhood. “We had very few incidents last year,” he notes. “This is to help us keep it safe. It’s prevention. We had 22 turn out for the meeting and that was good since the li-
brary’s fire marshal limited us to 24.” As time goes on, Schaefer would like to see his watch group become more active. He cites a friend’s homeowners group in Hardin Valley. “The sheriff brings in not only the helicopter, but the canines and robots, and they supply the hot dogs,” he says of the community event. Schaefer and his wife, Agnes, enjoy living in one of the older subdivisions in town. The lots are large and there’s no street behind them. He thinks Farragut View is aptly named. “I look down on Kingston Pike, toward Concord
Hills and a view of the Smokies,” he says. “I like the view, the neighborhood, location, love living in Farragut because it’s close to everything. We’re in our 80s and have been here 20 years. We find it very nice.” Schaefer jokes that he’s the Farragut View Community Club president because no one else would volunteer to take the job. He says the former president was tired of nothing happening. “He would have a dinner for the community and only 20 would show up,” Schaefer says. “I think this is bringing us back together,” he says of the neighborhood watch.
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