Motocross track owner Darrel Lynn pleads his case with the Catoosa County Commission in front of supporters.RINGGOLD, Ga. – It was a bumpy ride to get there, but Catoosa County commissioners on Tuesday finally approved a motocross track coming to Scruggs Road.
“We’ve got the track ready to go; we were just waiting for the final approval,” said Darrel Lynn, who owns the track and hopes to hold his first race Aug. 14.
The track, a dirt circuit for motorcycle racers, had been approved by the county’s Planning and Zoning Committee, but the matter had been tabled at two previous commission meetings.
And before approving it at the Tuesday meeting, commissioners tried to go into executive session to discuss the matter before being told by the Chattanooga Times Free Press that such a move was illegal.
Three commissioners admittedly were apprehensive about the track. Commissioner Jim Cutler said he was concerned about how it might affect residents in the area. Commission Chairman Keith Greene and Commissioner Ken Marks said they were not sure it fit the county’s overall land use plan, which calls for future commercial or industrial growth in the area around the track.