Sewer upgrade project moves forward
Farragut residents can expect more utility work ahead.
Farragut Municipal Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a right-of-way permit for Phase 2 of First Utility District’s Turkey Creek B-Line sanitary sewer extension project during its meeting Thursday, March 19.
When asked for a timeline, however, Edwin Deyton with First Utility District, said he did not have one.
“The Turkey Creek Sewer Line project is a phased, life-cycle replacement for a 50-year-old concrete sewer line servicing the Campbell Station Road corridor,” Community Development director Mark Shipley said. “The purpose of the project is to provide reliable service and prevent sewer overflows near streams, homes, businesses or greenways.
“Hopefully, it will last another 50 years,” he added.
Shipley said the first phase of the extension is expected to be completed May 1. Residents may remember the work done in Founders Park at Campbell Station, which experienced delays because of the amount of rock encountered.
“The second phase will include replacement from Old Colony Parkway to the Interstate 40 right-of-way,” Shipley said. “The scope of work will require right-of-way permits from the Town to cross Old Colony Parkway, Grigsby Chapel Road and Campbell Lakes Drive.
“The Old Colony Parkway and Grigsby Chapel Road crossings are designed to be trenchless construction to mitigate traffic impacts and the need for road repair,” he said. “The Campbell Lakes Drive crossing will be open-trenched at the dead end of the road.
“Traffic control will
be provided by the contractor, subject to approval and enforcement by the Town,” Shipley said. “Outside of the Town’s right-of-way permit, FUD will be replacing approximately 90 percent of the project within the same trench or location.”
On another matter, the commission unanimously approved site plans for an open-air pavilion at Farragut Christian Church, 138 Admiral Road, and a preschool playground at Concord United Methodist Church, 11040 Roane Drive.
Farragut Christian Church’s pavilion would encompass 1,800 square feet, according to
Shipley.
“The proposed pavilion is to the east of the church and will be connected to the church with a sidewalk,” he said. “Roughly 1,500 square feet of the pavilion will be devoted to seating. The remainder will be enclosed storage.
“Exterior walls will include a brick veneer to match the brick on the church building,” Shipley said. “Staff recommends approval, subject to a detail being provided for the lighting to confirm compliance with the Town’s outdoor site lighting requirements and obtaining a building permit.”
Regarding Concord United Methodist Church’s proposed playground, Shipley said it is associated with the church’s children’s wing addition and corresponding landscape plan, which recently were approved.
“The proposed preschool play area is to the northeast of the proposed children’s wing addition,” he said. “The affected area is currently tree-covered, and replacement trees were accounted for in the landscape plan approved by the Visual Resources Review Board.”
The covered shelter in the plans will require a building permit, he added.
“Staff recommends approval of the site plan, subject to a grading and building permit being issued and an erosion control letter of credit for $7,000 being provided prior to the issuance of any permits.”
In other action, the commission:
n approved an amendment to its subdivision ordinance stating that if subdivisions use decorative signs, homeowners associations or property owners associations will be responsible for future repairs or replacements.
n voted unanimously to amend its flood damage prevention regulations by adding new Federal Emergency Management Agency floodplain maps, which recently were updated and made available to the Town.
