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Mayor outlines progress on Sand Beach Lake, YMCA armory proposal, industrial site and parks
Summary
Mayor Amy Tizzix updated the Bolivar City Council on construction at Sand Beach Lake, an upcoming preliminary architectural report for a YMCA conversion of the armory, due diligence on a 300-acre industrial site and other redevelopment efforts including Blossom Park and a tannery brownfield assessment.
At the council’s March meeting Mayor Amy Tizzix gave a multi-point update on parks, economic-development and redevelopment projects across Bolivar.
The mayor reported that work at Sand Beach Lake has progressed: the boat ramp is complete, footings for a pavilion are in place and concrete has been poured. She said delivery of the combined pavilion-and-restroom building is scheduled for mid-May and that once delivered crews will start on the pavilion slab, stage and restrooms. The city is working with Jamieson Slager of the Tennessee Office of Outdoor Recreation on a Blueway initiative for the Hatchett River and Sand Beach Lake; the mayor said the Blueway project could include self-rental kayaks and pedal boats or an on-site rental operation, though no final decision has been made. She also said the city has applied for a rails-to-trails grant related to an exterior trail but that the application result had not yet been announced.
On the YMCA proposal, the mayor said the preliminary architectural…
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