Barrett May Move?
At the NRA convention, I met Ronnie Barrett of Barrett Rifles. Nice guy. This article says he may move the company out of state due to issues with the Tennessee Department of Transportation:
Barrett wants to widen Miller Lane and extend it by 550 feet, at no cost to the city or county.
Barrett says 4 years ago TDOT agreed to the project, but later changed its mind about allowing use of the public right of way along I-24.
He says, “They responded in writing, yes we’re in favor of this. The fence could be moved so the extension could go forward.”
FOX 17 asked TDOT for a comment but since a lawsuit has been field, state officials say they can’t comment on pending litigation.
Barrett recently completed a $4 million expansion, believing TDOT would allow the roadway extension.
Without it, the building isn’t accessible to commercial vehicles.
October 28th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Come on up to Michigan! We have a ton of unemployed engineers.
October 28th, 2009 at 11:54 am
A short move south might work well. I’m sure our officials here in Huntsville, AL would love to have another business open up shop…
October 28th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Well I invite them to the Piedmont area of North Carolina. Just create a job for an IT director/test firing dude. đŸ™‚
October 28th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Come to Texas!
October 28th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Markie Marxist sez: “My commie compadres in the Tennessee Department of Transportation screwed him up good, didn’t they? Ha! Ha! That’ll teach him to engage in private enterprise. As such, he’s not entitled to the professional courtesy that a government agency would receive. Sometimes I just don’t see how capitalism can continue to function with all that we Marxists do to destroy it.”
October 28th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Here is what it looks like on Google Maps view:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Miller+Lane+murfreesboro+TN&sll=35.719183,-86.318121&sspn=0.006402,0.013851&g=Miller+Lane+murfreesboro+TN&ie=UTF8&t=h&hq=&hnear=Miller+Ln,+Christiana,+Rutherford,+Tennessee+37037&ll=35.720916,-86.318164&spn=0.006367,0.013851&z=17
October 28th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
*sigh* Way to be stupid, Tennessee.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Pennsylvania encourages light, clean industry, and except for Phiily and Pit-burgh, it’s gun-friendly.
Good climate, lots of transportation and raw materials, educated workforce, taxes aren’t too onerous.
October 29th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
Oklahoma; we’d love to have him move it here.