KNOXVILLE – Stewart, Wald & Smith, LLC (“SWS”), is a leading Rails-to-Trails law firm that has successfully represented hundreds of Tennessee landowners in prior Rails-to-Trails takings cases. The firm has scheduled townhall meetings for interested landowners in Knoxville this week. The city of Knoxville is planning to convert 3.8 miles of the Knoxville & Holston River Railroad Company, Inc. corridor, into a nature and hiking trail under the authority of the National Trails System Act (“Trails Act”).
On December 11, 2024, Knoxville & Holston River Railroad Company, Inc. filed a petition to abandon 3.8-miles of its railroad corridor with the intent of converting the corridor to a rail-trail. The city of Knoxville plans to partner with the Legacy Parks Foundation to create the rail-trail. SWS is scheduled to meet with landowners whose properties are adjacent to this portion of the railroad corridor to discuss the rail-trail plans and their property…..