Gas Station Retreat?

Noticed this public notice in the News Herald. Appears the Lenoir City BOE plans a retreat in Pigeon Forge next month. I've never understood why local-yokel politicians feel the need to spend thousands of dollars to hold a meeting out of town to discuss local issues. Of course, I'm being facetious, everybody knows why. To get a free trip on the tax payers dime and it doesn't hurt that the media or citizens rarely show up for these out of town meetings.

I checked the address in the public notice to see which swanky venue they were going to. Turns out, according to Google Maps, 2540 Veterans Blvd., Pigeon Forge is a Shell Gas Station located in the PIGEON FORGE area with a variety of unleaded and diesel products including Shell V-Power NiTRO+ Premium Gasoline and Shell Midgrade Gasoline and a Subway restaurant. 

I happen to know we have several gas stations and Subways in Loudon County, why go to Pigeon Forge just for that? See, I'm being facetious again. Not a chance they're going to hold their retreat at a gas station Subway. Either Google maps is wrong on the address or the public notice is wrong. Coincidently, the Dollywood Dream Resort is just across the road from the gas station.

If they just want to spend a lot of money for nothing, why not just stay in town and hold their retreat at the Lenoir City Venue?

Keep those tax dollars local.

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4/24/23