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Council seeks water-line extension for Raccoon Mountain residents; NEPA study under way
Summary
A council member reported a NEPA study and preliminary agreements with TVA aimed at extending public water to properties on Raccoon Mountain after multiple well failures, calling the issue a life‑safety and capital priority.
A council member told colleagues the city is pursuing a water‑line extension to serve residents on Raccoon Mountain after repeated well failures; a National Environmental Policy Act study is under way and preliminary agreements with TVA have been reached.
The council member described elderly residents forced to haul water and said the lack of public water carries life‑safety implications for firefighting and structure protection. “I've got a 75 year old man that has to go down to Johnny Packer. . . He fills up a water tank in his truck,” the council member said, urging colleagues to support capital funding once the NEPA process is complete.
The speaker said city staff and the new chief of staff are coordinating with TVA and that a NEPA study is in progress; the member expects the project to appear in the capital budget and asked for colleagues’ help during budget appropriations. No appropriation was made at the session; members asked staff to include the item in capital planning and return with cost estimates and a timeline.
