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A resolution supporting a proposed landscaping project by the Metropolitan Department of Water and Sewerage Services, in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), at the interchange of TN State Highway 155 and County Hospital Road (Proposal No. 2025M-032AG-001).
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Mayor Freddie O'Connell's Executive Order No.41, the urban tree canopy is a recognized utility, managed as an asset with tree protection and expansion programs. Pursuant to Section 2.01(8) of its Charter, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County adorns its streets, roads, alleys, and walkways with trees; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government conducts landscaping activities, including the planting and maintenance of trees, through the Department of Water and Sewerage Services and other departments of the Metropolitan Government; and
WHEREAS, Metro Water Services provides for the installation and maintenance of trees within the public right-of-way and coordinates Metropolitan Tree Policy within Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, the interchange of Tennessee State Highway 155 and County Hospital Road, located adjacent to the Cumberland River, is a major highway intersection consisting of approximately fifteen (15) acres of land currently devoid of trees or other landscaping; and
WHEREAS, Metro Water Services and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) wish to improve the appearance and functionality of this interchange with landscaping, including the planting of appropriate tree species, pursuant to the TDOT Guidelines for Gateway Projects and TDOT Landscape Design Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to a proposed landscaping plan, Metro Water Services desires to plant a variety of tree species within the public right-of-way spaces enclosed within the interchange; and
WHEREAS, the TDOT Guidelines for Gateway Projects require landscaping project applications for state highway locations to include "a ...
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