DATE: January 18, 2018
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Vernon Gerth, Assistant City Administrator - Community/Economic Development
Mark Hilty, Assistant City Administrator for Public Works
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Update and Discussion on the Cheekwood Golf Course Development of the City-Owned 54 Acre Parcel Located on the Southwest Corner of Mack Hatcher Parkway and Spencer Creek Drive as it Pertains to Wetland Mitigation and Timing of Development.
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning the Cheekwood Golf Course Development of the City-Owned 54 Acre Parcel Located on the Southwest Corner of Mack Hatcher Parkway and Spencer Creek Drive. Representatives of Cheekwood and staff seek guidance on mitigating a significant wetland located on the western half of the property and whether to proceed with phased development of this property.
Background
On September 26, 2017, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved Resolution 2017-72 that selected the Cheekwood Golf Course (Cheekwood) as the entity to develop the approximately 54-acre City-owned parcel located on the southwest corner of Mack Hatcher Parkway and Spencer Creek Drive. Since that time, City staff and City Administrator Stuckey have met several times with representatives of Cheekwood to discuss the development approval process, expectations for mitigating floodplain and wetlands, and to beginning drafting a Letter of Intent that will serve as the precursor of the Lease Agreement.
During these discussions and an on-site review of the 54-acre parcel, an initial boundary determination has been made for the wetland. There is an approximately five-acre wetland located on the western half of the property and adjacent to the Harpeth River that is likely to be classified as a high-quality wetland after it is evaluated by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Co...
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