LEBANON, Tenn. (WTVF) — Lebanon, Tennessee, home to 51,000 people, is experiencing growing pains as rapid population growth transforms this once-quiet community into a bustling hub.

I live here on a piece of land out on Tater Peeler Road, away from the hustle and bustle of a busy town square full of restaurants and shops. Through my Facebook page, I regularly connect with residents about what's on their minds, and one of the most frequent concerns across middle Tennessee centers around growth and development.

The population of Lebanon spiked so fast that the city conducted its own special census in 2023 to count all the folks who've moved to town since the official census in 2020.

Traffic concerns mount with population surge

With all that growth comes more people on the roads, whether

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