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The Mt. Juliet Church of Christ will get a walking trail after approval Monday by the Mt. Juliet Board of Commissioners.
The city commission approved the church鈥檚 request for use of a public right-of-way for a new walking trail. City officials said the right-of-way dedication will include a 20-foot wide section running parallel to Stoners Creek.
They said it will help the church to build a bridge with one of the city鈥檚 greenways. The city plans to abandon 22,287 square feet of the right of way.
City officials said this will help the church combine two parcels of land into one for the purpose of connecting with one of the city鈥檚 future greenways.
District 1 Commissioner Art Giles said the Mt. Juliet Church of Christ has stepped up on their cooperation with the city for this greenway.
鈥淚 can鈥檛 say enough about how wonderful this congregation is to help us provide future connectivity for one of our greenways,鈥 said Giles.
In other business, the city commission also approved an agreement with KimleyHorn, a Nashville-based engineering consultant, to provide construction engineering and inspection services for the Town Center Greenway.
The Town Center Greenway would extend from South Greenhill Road to Mt. Juliet Elementary School and would also include a new trailhead parking lot. Mt. Juliet plans to pay for the greenway鈥檚 third phase with construction grant funds.
City officials said federal grant funds would cover construction costs with a 20% local match.
The city commission also approved an agreement with Water Management Services, LLC, a Nashville-based engineering consulting firm, to build a regional pump station and force main.
Mt. Juliet鈥檚 pump station would connect from Benders Ferry Road to the Stoners Creek Interceptor.
City officials said a new pump station would alleviate any concerns over sewer capacity in this part of Mt. Juliet. They also estimated that a quarter of Mt. Juliet鈥檚 sewage comes from the northern side of the city.
Last May, WMC鈥檚 Senior Project Manager Steve Jones told the city commissioners that a regional pump station would accommodate approximately 3,500 single-family homes in the Benders Ferry area.
鈥淭hirty-five hundred lots sounds like a lot, but a lot of times, people want to come in and build 500 homes,鈥 said Jones.
Jones, who has consulted with the city of Mt. Juliet for over 40 years, said the city should move forward with this station so they could meet the demand of more homes being built in the city.
Construction costs for a regional pump station will be over $10.5 million, according to city documents.
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