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Industrial Development Board: core samples pending for Innovation Campus, sewer access study ongoing
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The Maury County Industrial Development Board reported that additional core sampling was performed at the Innovation Campus site and that engineers are awaiting lab results; a sewer access study is underway and the board is updating bylaws and moving meetings to the courthouse to increase transparency.
The Maury County Industrial Development Board updated the county commission Jan. 21 on work at the Innovation Campus and other board business, saying additional core sampling of a contested area had been completed and test results were expected soon.
Stewart Parker, speaking for the Industrial Development Board, said the board hired Thomas & Hutton to perform additional core sampling where previous tests indicated elevated diesel contamination. "We hope to have results from that very soon, but we do not have them yet," Parker said, and later confirmed the board expected results within a month. Parker said the extra testing followed discussions with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) and was intended to determine whether contamination was limited to a discrete area (for example, a former diesel fill) or had migrated into groundwater.
Parker told commissioners the board is also pursuing a sewer study for the campus. The project area lies between Columbia and Spring Hill and sewer access will be partially dependent on which municipal connection is used and what future project types require. Parker said anticipated sewer improvements could be substantial and that choices about the property’s ultimate use would influence infrastructure decisions.
Other board actions: The Industrial Development Board has updated its bylaws (they dated from 1972), moved meeting location to courthouse-owned property to improve transparency, and intends to establish a stronger web presence to document historical records and past negotiations. Parker said the board will provide regular quarterly updates to the commission.
Ending: Commissioners asked for follow-up when test results are available and for reporting back on sewer-study outcomes; Parker said the board would return with updates after results arrived.
