Tennessee Officials Working To Mitigate Repeated Flooding
Lebanon Democrat, The (TN)
Apr. 6 After another round of devastating floods ravaged Lebanon s downtown square, it refloated a question that gets asked a lot, why does this keep happening?
Lebanon s Commissioner of Public Works Jeff Baines said that after the floods in 2010, the city entered discussions with the Army Corps of Engineers on possible alternatives to mitigate flooding on Sinking Creek.
Sinking Creek is the waterway that runs underneath the square. Its watershed begins about 4 miles south of the square and runs south to north through the city.
According to Baines, after the Corps of Engineers conducted a 5-year analysis of the area, it recommended the city create a detention structure at Stumpy Lane. This proposal was presented to the City Council last summer.
Jan. 19, 1888: The Comet reported, “A very enthusiastic meeting of the citizens was held in Jobe’s Hall Monday night, to discuss improvements for this growing town. It was a
New nature project could bring 100-mile hiking trail connecting San Antonio and Austin
Great Springs Project will create a green corridor connecting 4 Texas springs
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Comal Springs
SAN ANTONIO – The Great Springs Project is hoping to bring a 100-mile hiking trail that will connect four major springs between Austin and San Antonio.
Referred to as a “green corridor” the proposed project would connect Barton Springs, San Marcos Springs, Comal Springs, and San Antonio Springs.
“People see parks and greenway projects as important parts of a community. When you ask people what they want in their community, having access to the outdoors is always one of the top two or three things,” Project CEO Garry Merritt told KVUE in Austin.