Red Bank Planning Commissioner Resigns After Some City Commissioners Have Issues With Him Attending TPO Session With Mayor; Civility Training For Fighting Commissioners Delayed Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Billy Cannon has stepped down from the Red Bank Planning Commission after some Red Bank Commission members had issues with him attending a meeting with planning officials along with Mayor Hollie Berry.
Commissioner Ruth Jeno said she was disturbed after seeing a video of the meeting and said she believes it may have led to Red Bank getting turned down on a $1,350,000 state grant that would have funded a sidewalk from Signal Mountain Road to the Stringer s Ridge Tunnel as well as a traffic light at Ashmore Avenue.
A curious reader recently emailed the Johnson City Press, asking about the use for these devices that were recently installed as part of the intersection improvements in Boones Creek at Interstate 26.
We contacted Mark Nagi, the Tennessee Department of Transportationâs Region 1 community relations officer, to find out. Nagi quickly got back to us with the answer.
âThe devices are overhead detection warning systems. They are used to notify any vehicle that has a higher profile than the I-26 bridge over Boones Creek Road has, that they will not safely pass under the bridge,â Nagi said. âThey are placed at locations to allow these vehicles, once warned, ample time to exit Boones Creek Road prior to the underpass.â
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January 26, 2021
JACKSON, Tenn. The Tennessee Department of Transportation is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Patrol for a new social media campaign to raise awareness about increasing numbers of deaths on Tennessee highways.
“Simple things that everybody can do to just take responsibility and understand that it’s not okay for these deaths to be occurring,” said Nichole Lawrence, community relations officer for the Tennessee Department of Transportation region four.
TDOT says, overall, fewer drivers were on the road last year, but the state still shows an almost seven percent increase in fatalities over 2019.
“People seem to be more interested in what’s in their hand or in the vehicle than what’s in front of them,” Tennessee Highway Patrol Sgt. Jena Eubanks said. “I use the five second rule. It takes less than five seconds put your seat belt on, put your phone away, and those two things right there can really make the difference.”