A Master Site Plan could eventually bring Greeneville Energy Authority Operations, including business and customer service to one location.
Currently , the business office is located in downtown while the operations center and warehouse property is off West Andrew Johnson Highway across the four lane highway and just up from the Church Street intersection.
GEA President and CEO Dwayne Wells notified board members during their March meeting today that a Master Site Plan Committee has met with a planner and architect for initial discussions.
No official decisions have been made about moving from the downtown location, but Wells admitted while the facility is ADA compliant, it is not easily accessible to customers due to some parking limitations and pedestrian access.
As it pertains to location of all operations on the four lane, GEA Board Chair Tim Teague, also a Greeneville Alderman, says traffic would have to be considered on the four lane as it pertains to the Church Street intersection with West AJ. The original plan by TDOT would be to access the GEA property from directly across the highway, basically the parking lot that runs between the current convenience market and oil change location. Teague says signal lights would also be necessary in that area.
Wells says he will continue to update the board on site plan committee considerations moving forward.
