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water level platforms that will serve as with the vision to connect Springbrook pond. The strategic location of the rain
piers for fishing or just a convenient spot Park in Alcoa to Sandy Springs Park in gardens will also help disperse visitors and
for visitors to put their feet in the water. Maryville. encourage the use of more areas along the
shoreline, as well as enhance the aesthetics
The boardwalk will be located between To correct the bank erosion due to wave of the pond by adding areas of color.
Park Road and the south shore of the action, the proprietary product Envirolok
pond. Park Road is used for Alcoa was selected. This system consists of fabric Early in the project, LDA Engineering
Elementary School traffic and actually bags filled typically with engineered soil sought funding sources aimed at reducing
forms a dam on the south side of the that will be placed on the banks of the the construction to a single project that
pond. The area between the shoreline pond and staked down by planting vegeta- could be accomplished in a single con-
and the street is narrow and steep and tion in the seams between the bags. When struction period. Grants from a variety
allows no opportunity to construct a the plants extend their roots through the of state, federal, and private sources were
normal greenway trail. LDA developed the bags into the subsoil, they will create a evaluated and pursued. In November, the
solution of raising the boardwalk about stable barrier to withstand the wave action City of Alcoa applied for an 80/20 grant
440 linear feet to overcome the challenging and provide protection to the shoreline. through the Tennessee Department of
terrain. The outlet control structure The Public Works Department plans to Transportation’s Transportation Alter-
for the pond is also located on this side perform this work with their own forces natives, formerly known as the Federal
of the pond and the boardwalk will be and utilize recycled materials from their Transportation Enhancement Program.
constructed to cover it completely. This water and wastewater plants to develop If successful, the City will only be respon-
will result in a wider middle section of the engineered soil used in the bags. This sible for 20 percent of the project cost,
the boardwalk and will create an excellent green alternative for shoreline protec- which will allow the improvements to be
place for fishermen on a section of the tion was important to City Public Works constructed as a single project.
pond that was previously inaccessible. Director Kenny Wiggins, since he did not
want to use rip-rap or other “hard” mate- A significant number of details and
In addition, LDA will provide sev- rial along the shore, preferring a more contributing factors will have to be
eral connections to the Maryville-Alcoa natural look. pulled together to complete the total face
Greenway as part of the construction. lift of the Alcoa Duck Pond. With our
This trail system includes over 20 miles of Water quality will be enhanced with collaborative efforts and the willingness
greenways, improved sidewalks, and other the addition of several rain gardens situ- of the Alcoa Public Works Department
designated paths that connect parks and ated to intercept runoff from an existing to perform some of the work themselves,
neighborhoods in Maryville, Alcoa, and parking lot, portions of a nearby public it is merely a matter of time before there
Blount County. The greenway is the result street, and the Alcoa Middle School park- will be a ribbon cutting for the new Alcoa
of an almost 20-year effort that began ing lot that currently discharges into the Duck Pond.
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piers for fishing or just a convenient spot Park in Alcoa to Sandy Springs Park in gardens will also help disperse visitors and
for visitors to put their feet in the water. Maryville. encourage the use of more areas along the
shoreline, as well as enhance the aesthetics
The boardwalk will be located between To correct the bank erosion due to wave of the pond by adding areas of color.
Park Road and the south shore of the action, the proprietary product Envirolok
pond. Park Road is used for Alcoa was selected. This system consists of fabric Early in the project, LDA Engineering
Elementary School traffic and actually bags filled typically with engineered soil sought funding sources aimed at reducing
forms a dam on the south side of the that will be placed on the banks of the the construction to a single project that
pond. The area between the shoreline pond and staked down by planting vegeta- could be accomplished in a single con-
and the street is narrow and steep and tion in the seams between the bags. When struction period. Grants from a variety
allows no opportunity to construct a the plants extend their roots through the of state, federal, and private sources were
normal greenway trail. LDA developed the bags into the subsoil, they will create a evaluated and pursued. In November, the
solution of raising the boardwalk about stable barrier to withstand the wave action City of Alcoa applied for an 80/20 grant
440 linear feet to overcome the challenging and provide protection to the shoreline. through the Tennessee Department of
terrain. The outlet control structure The Public Works Department plans to Transportation’s Transportation Alter-
for the pond is also located on this side perform this work with their own forces natives, formerly known as the Federal
of the pond and the boardwalk will be and utilize recycled materials from their Transportation Enhancement Program.
constructed to cover it completely. This water and wastewater plants to develop If successful, the City will only be respon-
will result in a wider middle section of the engineered soil used in the bags. This sible for 20 percent of the project cost,
the boardwalk and will create an excellent green alternative for shoreline protec- which will allow the improvements to be
place for fishermen on a section of the tion was important to City Public Works constructed as a single project.
pond that was previously inaccessible. Director Kenny Wiggins, since he did not
want to use rip-rap or other “hard” mate- A significant number of details and
In addition, LDA will provide sev- rial along the shore, preferring a more contributing factors will have to be
eral connections to the Maryville-Alcoa natural look. pulled together to complete the total face
Greenway as part of the construction. lift of the Alcoa Duck Pond. With our
This trail system includes over 20 miles of Water quality will be enhanced with collaborative efforts and the willingness
greenways, improved sidewalks, and other the addition of several rain gardens situ- of the Alcoa Public Works Department
designated paths that connect parks and ated to intercept runoff from an existing to perform some of the work themselves,
neighborhoods in Maryville, Alcoa, and parking lot, portions of a nearby public it is merely a matter of time before there
Blount County. The greenway is the result street, and the Alcoa Middle School park- will be a ribbon cutting for the new Alcoa
of an almost 20-year effort that began ing lot that currently discharges into the Duck Pond.
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