Paul EvansJASPER, Tenn. – A plan to upgrade and construct three lengthy sections of sidewalk in the downtown Jasper area has been delayed while a historical preservation survey is completed.
Mayor Paul Evans said the city has to complete the survey because one of the buildings along one of the existing sidewalk routes is on the National Register of Historic Places.
He said he hears questions from citizens about what’s happening with the project every day.
“Red tape,” Evans said. “Plain and simple.”
The owner of every building that’s more than 40 years old along the route has to fill out a questionnaire and send it back to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, officials said.