GALLATIN — Gallatin's explosive growth has residents and city officials alike concerned about whether infrastructure can keep pace with development, particularly when it comes to roads and traffic congestion.

"The sign coming into Gallatin was 'Gracious and Growing Gallatin.' There's nothing gracious about Gallatin right now. It's growing at a pace that's just unreal," said Vickie Hendrick, a lifelong middle Tennessean.

Hendrick is one of many residents raising concerns at city council meetings and in community conversations about the rapid development in this historic city, which according to the U.S. Census Bureau has seen its population explode by 53% in just 14 years.

"You know you're gonna put this many homes out on this area out here and you're not gonna widen the roads first?" He

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