Highway Committee sends road decision to Commission

The Bledsoe County Highway Committee met Thursday evening, April 7 to hear from developer Craig Fuller, with The Fields – a fly-in community, who seeks to shift a portion of State Route 28 and build an access road to run parallel to U.S. Highway 127, shifting the roadway. to make room for a 4,200 foot runway. Fuller addressed the committee and the 50-plus people in attendance. After fielding questions, hearing concerns – some angry, the committee agreed to send the matter to the full Bledsoe County Commission to be heard at its Monday, April 18 meeting.

Details of the meeting will be in the April 14 issue of The Bledsonian-Banner.