The Corp of Engineers presented a status report on the
study of the Harpeth River Basin and flooding.
The meeting was held at a work session of the BOMA on April 28, 2015 at
City Hall.
The study was done on Nashville, Brentwood, and Franklin. The portion of study relating to Nashville
and Brentwood will not be continued based on their decision.
Franklin will need to renegotiate the study on Franklin
where major flood damage was sustained.
The general feeling of the board of mayor and alderman is that they will
continue this study.
The study recommends two large culverts on Franklin Road
near the bridge. This will allow the
lowering of the flood level to properties including Ewingville Drive. It is possible that flood insurance would go
down.
Also recommended was the possibility that certain homes could
be eligible to be raised. The board
recognized the value of improving property values.
Details are not worked out. No decision will be made
until the study is complete. This is
likely to be a year. The Corp study
showed that these actions would be very cost effective.
