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Johnson City adopts Buffalo Mountain strategic plan and asks state to consider it as a natural area
Summary
The Johnson City Commission adopted a 10-year strategic plan for Buffalo Mountain City Park and voted to send a recommendation to the Tennessee Division of Natural Areas to consider the park for designation under the Natural Areas Preservation Act of 1971.
Johnson City commissioners on Oct. 2 adopted a 10-year strategic plan for Buffalo Mountain City Park and voted to ask the Tennessee Division of Natural Areas to consider the park for designation as a state natural area.
The plan, developed by the city’s parks and recreation staff with input from East Tennessee State University researchers and a stakeholder advisory committee, sets preservation, trail maintenance, education programming, signage, public-safety improvements and connectivity as top priorities.
Dr. Maggie Darden, planning and project manager for Parks and Recreation, told the commission the park draws substantial use and that the plan grew from community engagement: “We have over 64,000 visitors annually,” she said, and the plan reflects survey and public-meeting feedback. April Norris, the city’s parks and recreation director, said a formal…
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