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Sumner County commission defers acceptance of Wolfpack Way after residents cite drainage, water-rights concerns
Summary
The Sumner County Highway Commission voted Jan. 5 to defer accepting Wolfpack Way into the county road system and asked the school board to study alleged drainage and water-rights problems raised by local residents; the motion passed by voice vote with no roll-call tally recorded.
SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. — The Sumner County Highway Commission on Jan. 5 postponed consideration of accepting Wolfpack Way into the county road system after residents raised concerns about road defects and alleged drainage changes that they said have harmed nearby property.
An unidentified resident who spoke during the public-recognition portion presented photographs and described multiple structural failures in pavement and curb, low spots that collect water and sections the speaker said were struck by heavy equipment. “They have violated our water rights,” the resident said, arguing that a storm drain tied to the development diverted natural overland flows, dried a private pond and increased flooding downstream.
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