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Lewisburg City Council defers vote on resolution supporting TVA Columbia Dam after public comments
Summary
After multiple residents urged caution and raised environmental and financial concerns, the Lewisburg City Council voted to defer Resolution 25‑10 — which would have expressed support for the TVA Columbia Dam project on the Duck River — to the July meeting for further discussion.
The Lewisburg City Council deferred consideration of Resolution 25‑10, a resolution to support the TVA Columbia Dam project on the Duck River, after multiple residents spoke against the project and council members asked for more time to review the issue.
Residents pressed the council to withhold a formal endorsement while statewide and regional planning work proceeds. “This project has been tried before,” said Jessica Lindbergh, who gave her address as 802 Franklin Avenue. Lindbergh said earlier dam efforts displaced families, cited prior construction costs, and urged the council to allow the Duck River Watershed Planning Partnership to complete its work before taking a position.
Nut graf: The resolution before the council would…
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