JASPER, Tenn. – Some landowners along Big Fork Road on Suck Creek Mountain want Marion County’s help developing an area they consider a “gold mine.”
At the May meeting of the Marion County Commission, Susan Skaggs said she represents the residents along the road and wants to present an “opportunity” to the board.
“Ten years ago, knowing the history of Suck Creek Mountain and Big Fork Road, you would not have associated that with community,” she said. “Since then, it has become a thriving community.”
Skaggs said the road is now dotted with the homes of business owners, retired couples and young families.
“There’s a lot of vested interest up there in vacation homes,” she said.