TOP PHOTO: Here’s a look at what a finished Caryville Cares Playground is expected to look like upon completion.

By Jim Freeman

CARYVILLE, TN (WLAF) – Campbell County’s first inclusive playground, by some accounts, should have already been open and in operation. Ground was broken on the site across from Shoney’s in November. However, progress for the Caryville Cares Playground project has slowed to a crawl. The playground topic was briefly mentioned in Monday’s regular monthly meeting of the Town of Caryville Board of Mayor and Aldermen with the meeting being adjourned in session to address the latest playground concerns this evening.

At Monday’s meeting, Aldermen Josh Monday had two invoices from the Caryville Cares Playground project. The invoices total about $10,000 for work that has been done to get the playground ready for the installation of the playground equipment. The board voted to adjourn the meeting in session to meet with Brandon Johnson, chairman of the Caryville Cares Playground Committee, on Thursday night to discuss the playground and the invoices.

Today’s meeting is expected to begin at 7pm at the Caryville Municipal Building.

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WORKSHOP

The Town of Caryville Board of Mayor and Aldermen will conduct a workshop session on Thursday July 13th, 2023 at 7:00 pm.  The workshop will take place at the Caryville Municipal Building located at 4839 Old Highway 63 in Caryville, Tennessee.  The reason for the workshop is to discuss Caryville Cares Playground. Following the workshop Council will reconvene from a recessed regular meeting from July 10th, 2023. The public is invited to attend.  

Robert Stooksbury

Mayor

(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 07/13/2023-6AM/UPDATED-10AM)

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