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Kingsport board authorizes condemnation filings for two sewer projects to serve planned development
Summary
The city approved resolutions to file condemnation petitions for property needed to construct the Fieldcrest annexation sanitary sewer and the Reedy Creek trunk line improvements. Staff said negotiations are ongoing but timeframes require initiating legal filings to secure rights-of-way for sewer lines that will serve planned housing development.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen authorized staff to file condemnation proceedings to acquire property needed for two sewer projects: the Fieldcrest annexation sanitary sewer and the Reedy Creek trunk line improvement. City staff said efforts to negotiate amicable acquisitions are continuing, but time constraints tied to imminent development made initiating condemnation filings necessary.
Why it matters: Both projects are intended to expand sewer infrastructure to support current and planned residential development. City representatives described the resolutions as a last step taken to ensure the sewer lines can be constructed on schedule; staff stressed they will continue negotiations with property owners up to and after a condemnation petition is filed.
Fieldcrest annexation sanitary sewer: City staff told the board that the resolution would…
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