Decision Memo Completed

Towee Falls Baptist Church Land Exchange

Cherokee National Forest Monroe, Tennessee Tellico Ranger District

The FS is proposing to exchange an approximately 71-acre tract containing the church, cemetery and picnic pavilion for an approximately 71-acre tract containing a portion of the Unicoi Turnpike and the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.

Location

The federal tract is near the intersection of Towee Falls Road and Fingerboard Road. The non-federal tract is located off of Joe Brown Highway in the Coker Creek area.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/29/2014
2
Decision
11/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
12/2014 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(7)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityLand Exchanges
Towee Falls Baptist ChurchDecision Signed Date: 11/17/2014
ForestsCherokee National Forest
DistrictsTellico Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionFederal Tract: FT1N R4E Section 33
Land acquisitionLand ownership management