GALLATIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Gallatin City Council work session grew contentious Tuesday night as council members considered rezoning a plot of land to make way for a more than 700 single and multi-family home development on Lock 4 Road.
Several neighbors who live across the street from the proposed development site voiced their concerns about the potential traffic problems and strains on city services the subdivision could cause, among other issues.
“The county had it right, and when you annexed it, you’re destroying the area,” resident Phillip Simpson said. “I just wish you would be considerate of the public who lives here in Gallatin now and not the 768 houses [proposed in the development.]”
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One Gallatin neighbor pointed to a city traffic study that found the additional 768 homes would generate 6,520 “trips” on Lock 4 Road every day.
“Wow. That absolutely blew my mind,” said Gallatin resident Todd Alexander.
Councilman Pascal Jouvence told council members he was also concerned with the number of homes per acre the development would allow. He tried to show a video of a past city council meeting to explain how the developer’s zoning request is not allowed under Gallatin’s Comprehensive Growth Plan, which was passed in 2022; Jouvence was met with resistance.