MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Murfreesboro City Council discussed public safety, homelessness and future school growth among a variety of topics at its annual summit in Manchester last week.
“We use this retreat to talk about what’s coming up, not just in the short-term — the year we’re working on now — but really talking about the next 10 years,” Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland told News 2.
“The number one thing is transportation and traffic so road projects; second thing is continuing to work on public safety, but we’re talking about schools, parks, all of those things that sort of fit into that long term planning,” McFarland added.
Murfreesboro police and fire
Some of the capital improvement projects for fiscal year 2026 focused on public safety include considering setting aside money to design a new Veterans Parkway police precinct, which could break ground as soon as fiscal year 2030. The city is also considering putting money toward the design of a new fire station, which could come to Murfreesboro as soon as fiscal year 2028…