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Officials say TWRA will assess Riverfront Park and riprap riverbank after bat-study window lapsed
Summary
Vice Mayor Collier told the Surgoinsville board that TWRA did not require a bat study within its review timeframe and will assess Riverfront Park within the next week; TWRA has agreed to riprap the riverbank to prevent further erosion.
Vice Mayor Collier updated the Surgoinsville Board of Mayor and Aldermen on riverbank stabilization plans at Riverfront Park during the March 9 meeting.
Collier said the agency identified in the minutes as "TWRA" did not require a bat study within the agency's review window and that TWRA will be at Riverfront Park within the next week to assess the property. Collier added that TWRA has agreed to riprap the riverbank to prevent further erosion. The minutes quote Collier's update but do not expand the TWRA acronym.
Mayor Merrell Graham, identified in the minutes as chair of the Riverfront Committee, said he will organize the town's 2026 festival. The minutes record no vote on Riverfront Park work; they record an update that TWRA plans to assess and stabilize the riverbank.
The minutes do not provide engineering details, estimated costs, or a timeline beyond the note that TWRA will assess the site within the next week. The board did not record any formal contract or appropriation for riprap in these minutes.
