The city of Soddy-Daisy wants to make Holly Park more accessible to everyone in the community with the addition of a paved, multi-use trail, hiking trails, additional parking and a canoe launch.
“It’s a beautiful place that needs to be utilized,” said City Manager Hardie Stulce. “We’re trying to expand it to make more things available to more people.”
Bryan Farlow, regional planner with the Southeast Tennessee Development District, is assisting the city in applying for the $150,000 maximum grant from Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to make the proposed improvements in the park.
He said the city can match its required portion of the grant funds by using city workers and equipment to complete the work.
Compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the planned paved trail is 12 feet wide and almost a mile in length. Cars are prohibited on the trail, which is intended for motorized and nonmotorized pedestrian traffic such as electric wheelchairs, bikes, in-line skates and strollers, said Stulce.