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County discusses 100-acre park offer and dam proposal; mitigation and costs remain uncertain
Summary
Staff described a prospective donor's offer to donate 100 acres and build a dam to create a 12–20 acre lake for public fishing; TDEC has largely completed permitting, but mitigation handled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and mitigation costs remain uncertain and likely substantial.
Williamson County Parks staff told the Parks & Recreation Committee on Jan. 6 that a private donor, referred to as Dr. York, has offered to donate about 100 acres and fund construction of a dam that would create a publicly accessible lake.
"He's gonna donate a 100 acres to the county. He's gonna build a dam that he hopes will create a body of water that's gonna be anywhere from 12 to 20 acres," the presenter said while outlining the donor's proposal and the county's role as a co-permittee. (Parks staff, speaker 10.)
Environmental permitting and mitigation: staff…
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