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Bolivar property owner urges city to press TDOT over sinkhole, warns sidewalk project may be affected
Summary
Business owner Bob Williamson told the council that a sinkhole and repeated drainage blockages at 342 East Market Street stem from debris under the state highway; TDOT has declined responsibility, and Williamson asked the council to pursue state representatives and factor the issue into an upcoming north-side multimodal sidewalk grant project.
Bob Williamson, owner of the storage building at 342 East Market Street, told the Bolivar City Council the sinkhole near his property is the result of debris and a collapsed drainage structure running under the state highway and into a deep open gully.
Williamson said he had inspected the system with a camera and provided photographs and video to city staff and TDOT. "There is water backed up under that highway and held in there," he said, arguing the blockage is upstream of his property and that fixing only his site would not stop repeated failures. He told the council he has been unable to find contractors willing to repair the 17-foot-deep manhole structure without public works support.
Why it matters: Williamson told council the same drainage feature lies in the path of a planned north-side multimodal sidewalk funded by a grant. He said the…
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