Gadsden riverfront project moving forward

Plans for a Coosa Riverfront Park in East Gadsden are progressing, with the city receiving approval last week from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Coast Guard. The only regulatory hurdles now facing the park are approvals from the Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Corps officials said they would have to wait for USFWS approval before proceeding. Which was sent to the Corps on Thursday, the day the city received it.

FERC approval is required because the land is in Alabama Power Co.’s flood elevation.

City officials have had ongoing conversations with the Corps about wetland issues but have resolved them all.