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An independent, transparent record of community issues in Rutherford County — reported by residents, followed publicly from the moment each is acknowledged to the day it is resolved.
How Civic Sentinel works
A single, accountable path from concern to resolution
Three steps, on one public record. Nothing is edited away; every issue moves forward in the open.
Report
Flag a problem where it's happening. A short guided form drops a pin, captures the details, and issues a tracking ID.
Start a report →Track
Every report gets a public, append-only timeline — each status change with its date, its note, and who acted.
Browse the log →Resolve
Accountability in the open. Live counters show what's logged, acknowledged, and resolved — and how long it took.
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Search your street, toggle the layers, and see the proximity for yourself. Reported issues sit alongside the official reference data — TDEC well registrations, USGS sinkholes, and district boundaries.
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Tip: while reporting, click the map to drop your issue's location.
Sources: TDEC Water Resources; USGS Karst Map; Rutherford County GIS. Only verified points are shown; full official layers are imported before launch. Marker locations are approximate.
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Karst 101 — the ground under Rutherford County
Much of Rutherford County sits on karst — limestone that groundwater slowly dissolves into caves, cavities, and solution voids. Thin layers of clay often bridge those voids near the surface. When drilling or heavy construction disturbs that bridge, the ground above can settle, crack, or collapse.
This isn't hypothetical here. County records document a geothermal-well project at an existing school that damaged a neighboring home and drew a state regulatory violation. That is why testing before building is the whole point.
Doing it right — before we build again
- Non-invasive geophysical surveys (electrical resistivity, microgravity) to image voids before any drill touches ground.
- A site-specific geotechnical assessment — not a generic regional assumption.
- Detailed karst-feature mapping: sinkholes, springs, and depressions on and around the parcel.
- Decisions made after the evidence is in — not before.
- Findings published in plain language so residents can read them.
- An independent review, so the builder isn't grading its own homework.
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Write your officials — 60-second letter
Edit freely, then copy it into an email or read it aloud at a meeting. Addressed to county commissioners, school-board members, and state legislators.
Who to contact
- County Commissioners
rutherfordcountytn.gov — find your district rep - Board of Education
rcschools.net — members & meeting agendas - State Legislators
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