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Surgoinsville resident urges town to pursue TDOT transportation grant and flags riverbank erosion at Riverfront Park
Summary
Resident Teresa Greer told the board the TDOT Transportation Planning Grant could fund walking, biking and ADA improvements (maximum award $250,000; typical local match 10%, waived to 0% for distressed areas) and asked the board to form a committee; she also raised erosion and land loss at Riverfront Park and said she contacted the Department of Agriculture about installing rock.
Teresa Greer, a Surgoinsville resident, asked the board Sept. 15 to pursue a Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Transportation Planning Grant that she said could support walking, bicycling and accessibility improvements.
Greer told the Board of Mayor and Aldermen that the Hawkins County Health Council — which meets quarterly in Surgoinsville — has discussed local needs including drug problems and resources, and that a transportation grant could help residents who walk, bicycle or use wheelchairs. "The maximum award amount is $250,000 with a local match of 10% but the local match will be 0% for distressed and at‑risk counties and communities within them," Greer said.
Greer suggested the town create a committee to work on the grant application if the board decides to proceed. She also voiced concerns about erosion along the Riverfront Park riverbanks, saying flooding has caused loss of land. Greer said she owns riverfront property in Surgoinsville and that she has contacted the Department of Agriculture to inquire about installing rock to stabilize the bank.
No formal board direction or vote on forming a committee or on riverbank stabilization was recorded in the meeting minutes; the item was raised during the community interest portion of the agenda.
