Part of the Depot Street Project has brought some concerns when it comes to the sidewalk curb sloping design that was constructed, specifically on West Depot Street, from Main to Irish Street.
The project was or still is intended to be completed by November 15th, according to the Greeneville City Manager Todd Smith, but due to a safety concern for the 
sidewalk and potential hazard for pedestrians, a new design is being modified. Council member Scott Bullington pointed out to Architect Cliff Brooks, who is working on the Depot Street Project, that when plans were previously approved a slope in the sidewalk curb was never apart of the plans.
Bullington and Council member Tim Teague both felt that someone could easily fall if not paying attention. Teague also mentioned it being dangerous for those in a wheel chair. The slope is the steepest in front of Tipton’s Cafe. In effort to address the concerns, the architect presented 3 options to the City Council. The options ranged from $5,000-$100,000.
Option one consisted of staining the sloping area to match the roadway, the second was adding planting to the slope area of the sidewalk and remove the current concrete strip, and the third was a demolition option where they sawcut the current concrete and put in new unit or brick pavers. All options were designed in order to steer people away from the street and to indicate where the sidewalk ends.
Although the sidewalk designs were 100% ADA compliant, according to Architect Brooks, the council requested a railing design. Brooks stated that option was brought up and he did not recommend it because visually, it was not apart of the look they were going for. But because of the safety concern the railing design was suggested and will be presented for further discussion.
