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Commission approves ARPA-funded Cherokee Park wetland project after TDEC waives matching requirement
Summary
The commission approved a consent-agenda item to build a stormwater retention wetland at Cherokee Street/West Walnut funded entirely by a state grant after a waived local match; project cost nearly $3.3 million and is expected to finish by Sept. 2026.
Deputy City Manager Randy Trivette and Public Works Director Jason Miles described a Cherokee Street stormwater retention basin that will be built as a park-like wetland near West Walnut Street to manage runoff and provide public amenities.
Trivette told the commission that Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) waived the city’s matching requirement after recent storm events in the region, converting what would have been about a $597,000 local match into a 100%…
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