SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Sumner County Commission is pausing, for now, the development of a roundabout.
The proposed five-way roundabout on Drakes Creek in Hendersonville has been in the works by city officials for several years. However, some residents said the project won’t fix any traffic concerns and will directly infringe on their properties.
“I never realized how hard a government could push to take your land,” said Phil Olea, one of the residents fighting the roundabout’s development. “I can’t come to your property and put a shovel in it and claim it as mine. How the heck are they doing it to us?”
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