Sunday, July 1, 2012
Councilwoman Karen Y. Johnson selected for the NBC-LEO Foundation Fellows Program
NASHVILLE, TN – Councilwoman Karen Y. Johnson was chosen from a competitive slate of national applicants for the NBC-LEO Foundation Fellows Program by the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials. The Foundation was established by the NBC-LEO constituency group of the National League of Cities. Two individuals are selected nationally each year to participate in the program.
The Fellows program supports and conducts non-partisan research, technical assistance, training, educational and informational activities, and programs to advance African American political participation at the local level.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to participate in the upcoming leadership program,” said Councilwoman Johnson. I know this will give me the opportunity to focus on the leadership tools and policies that can help me be an effective advocate for the community and our great city.”
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Friday, June 15, 2012
Nashboro Greens Community Garage and Yard Sales
Annual Community Garage sale to be held Saturday, June 16, 2012. Many units of the community
will be participating in the sale....So come down and see what you can find!!!
Sale Starts at 7:30 a.m.
The Greens are located in Nashboro Village.
Take Nashboro BLVD to Longhunter and then 2nd left and you are there.
will be participating in the sale....So come down and see what you can find!!!
Sale Starts at 7:30 a.m.
The Greens are located in Nashboro Village.
Take Nashboro BLVD to Longhunter and then 2nd left and you are there.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Budget moves ahead as public has say on tax
The Tennessean 6/6/2011
Hundreds on both sides state their case
The people of Nashville finally had their say Tuesday on Mayor Karl Dean’s proposal for a 53-cent property tax increase, and they had a lot on their minds.
Metro Council signed off on the proposal — and the $1.71 billion budget it would help fund — on second reading in a voice vote around 10 p.m.
But that was largely a formality because Dean’s plan would have become law if the council did nothing. A final, definitive vote on the budget is expected at the next regularly scheduled council meeting June 19, when members probably will have to declare where they stand during a roll-call vote.
Tuesday’s vote came after hundreds of residents poured into the courthouse to tell council members why they should or shouldn’t support the mayor’s proposal. Many tax increase supporters wore blue outfits or sported white “Moving Nashville Forward” T-shirts. Many opponents wore yellow T-shirts with the word “TAX” inside a circle with a line drawn through it.
Ben Cunningham, a leader of the anti-tax forces, told reporters arriving at 5:45 that the council chamber was full and had already been closed. A large crowd also gathered in the second-floor lobby.
Supporters, who got to speak first, lined up at the lectern for more than 90 minutes, saying the tax increase would allow Nashville to enhance — or at least preserve — services in education, public safety, mass transit, the arts and other areas.
“Please increase my property taxes to pay for school improvement,” said Chris Moth of Green Hills, a parent in the Metro Schools system. “It’s a tiny amount to pay for the future of Nashville.”
But Ken Jakes, a business owner and unsuccessful council candidate last year, said public art on the riverfront and outside the courthouse shows that the city hasn’t been careful with its dollars and cents.
“We need to make sure the money that is taken in for this city is put in the proper places,” he said.
Opponents of the tax increase spoke for more than 90 minutes as well.
There was virtually no chance the council would kill the mayor’s plan Tuesday, because it would take effect anyway due to a procedural quirk prescribed by the Metro Charter. Because the council hasn’t considered an alternate proposal yet, Dean’s budget would have stood as the government’s default position.
Assessed value is 25 percent of the appraised value for residential property and 40 percent for commercial property.
The tax rate would go up 48 cents in the General Services District, rising from $3.56 to $4.04 per $100 of assessed value, the rate before the 2009 reappraisal. Dean’s administration initially planned to raise the rate 53 cents everywhere, but it then decided it didn’t want to risk getting sued.
A Metro Charter amendment approved by voters in 2006 requires a referendum on any proposed increase to the property tax rate beyond the level where it stood before the last countywide reappraisal.
The city would use the new revenues to raise starting teacher salaries by $5,000, moving Metro Schools into the top tier of Tennessee school districts; retain 50 police officers whose federal grant funding soon will run out; give a 4 percent pay raise to most city employees; and pay debt service on building projects that will touch schools and the general government alike.
Al Cocke, who said he has lived in Nashville since 1980, said the city’s residents and their elected officials have had to pick sides and “do battle” every time there’s been a decision to make about “Nashville’s progress toward the future.” He noted that Dean’s tax increase would be the first in the mayor’s five years in office, and it would be smaller than some sought by previous mayors.
“Can we afford this increase? Yes,” Cocke said.
Cyril Stewart, who lives in West Nashville, said cities can grow or decline and that raising taxes would be “critical” to meeting the challenges of growth “with good leadership and planning.”
But opponents said they continue to feel the pain inflicted by the economic downturn of the past few years, which has raised the cost of gas, food and other essentials.
“How much more are we going to ask the residents of this city to fork up?” Bellevue resident Lonnie Spivak said.
Local Libertarian Party Chairman Daniel Lewis questioned the entire enterprise at an even more fundamental level, telling council members that “taxation is theft.”
Without new revenue, the city would have to make big cuts in government services, Dean has said.
The mayor has recommended a $1,710,193,100 budget. That represents a $124.4 million, 7.85 percent increase over the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. The tax increase and other revenue growth actually would generate $149.4 million in new money, but that would be offset by $25 million that the city used in one-time reserve funds this year.
The proposed budget would not use any reserves to make ends meet, Metro Finance Director Rich Riebeling has said.
Contact Michael Cass
at 615-259-8838 or
mcass@tennessean.com. Follow him on Twitter @tnmetro.
Hundreds on both sides state their case
The people of Nashville finally had their say Tuesday on Mayor Karl Dean’s proposal for a 53-cent property tax increase, and they had a lot on their minds.
Metro Council signed off on the proposal — and the $1.71 billion budget it would help fund — on second reading in a voice vote around 10 p.m.
But that was largely a formality because Dean’s plan would have become law if the council did nothing. A final, definitive vote on the budget is expected at the next regularly scheduled council meeting June 19, when members probably will have to declare where they stand during a roll-call vote.
Tuesday’s vote came after hundreds of residents poured into the courthouse to tell council members why they should or shouldn’t support the mayor’s proposal. Many tax increase supporters wore blue outfits or sported white “Moving Nashville Forward” T-shirts. Many opponents wore yellow T-shirts with the word “TAX” inside a circle with a line drawn through it.
Ben Cunningham, a leader of the anti-tax forces, told reporters arriving at 5:45 that the council chamber was full and had already been closed. A large crowd also gathered in the second-floor lobby.
Supporters, who got to speak first, lined up at the lectern for more than 90 minutes, saying the tax increase would allow Nashville to enhance — or at least preserve — services in education, public safety, mass transit, the arts and other areas.
“Please increase my property taxes to pay for school improvement,” said Chris Moth of Green Hills, a parent in the Metro Schools system. “It’s a tiny amount to pay for the future of Nashville.”
But Ken Jakes, a business owner and unsuccessful council candidate last year, said public art on the riverfront and outside the courthouse shows that the city hasn’t been careful with its dollars and cents.
“We need to make sure the money that is taken in for this city is put in the proper places,” he said.
Opponents of the tax increase spoke for more than 90 minutes as well.
There was virtually no chance the council would kill the mayor’s plan Tuesday, because it would take effect anyway due to a procedural quirk prescribed by the Metro Charter. Because the council hasn’t considered an alternate proposal yet, Dean’s budget would have stood as the government’s default position.
The tax increase's effect
The tax increase, which would be Metro’s first in seven years, would generate about $100 million in new revenue. It would raise the tax rate from $4.13 to $4.66 per $100 of assessed value in the Urban Services District — 3 cents below the $4.69 rate that was in effect when Dean took office in 2007, before a countywide reappraisal.Assessed value is 25 percent of the appraised value for residential property and 40 percent for commercial property.
The tax rate would go up 48 cents in the General Services District, rising from $3.56 to $4.04 per $100 of assessed value, the rate before the 2009 reappraisal. Dean’s administration initially planned to raise the rate 53 cents everywhere, but it then decided it didn’t want to risk getting sued.
A Metro Charter amendment approved by voters in 2006 requires a referendum on any proposed increase to the property tax rate beyond the level where it stood before the last countywide reappraisal.
The city would use the new revenues to raise starting teacher salaries by $5,000, moving Metro Schools into the top tier of Tennessee school districts; retain 50 police officers whose federal grant funding soon will run out; give a 4 percent pay raise to most city employees; and pay debt service on building projects that will touch schools and the general government alike.
Al Cocke, who said he has lived in Nashville since 1980, said the city’s residents and their elected officials have had to pick sides and “do battle” every time there’s been a decision to make about “Nashville’s progress toward the future.” He noted that Dean’s tax increase would be the first in the mayor’s five years in office, and it would be smaller than some sought by previous mayors.
“Can we afford this increase? Yes,” Cocke said.
Cyril Stewart, who lives in West Nashville, said cities can grow or decline and that raising taxes would be “critical” to meeting the challenges of growth “with good leadership and planning.”
But opponents said they continue to feel the pain inflicted by the economic downturn of the past few years, which has raised the cost of gas, food and other essentials.
“How much more are we going to ask the residents of this city to fork up?” Bellevue resident Lonnie Spivak said.
Local Libertarian Party Chairman Daniel Lewis questioned the entire enterprise at an even more fundamental level, telling council members that “taxation is theft.”
Without new revenue, the city would have to make big cuts in government services, Dean has said.
The mayor has recommended a $1,710,193,100 budget. That represents a $124.4 million, 7.85 percent increase over the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. The tax increase and other revenue growth actually would generate $149.4 million in new money, but that would be offset by $25 million that the city used in one-time reserve funds this year.
The proposed budget would not use any reserves to make ends meet, Metro Finance Director Rich Riebeling has said.
Contact Michael Cass
at 615-259-8838 or
mcass@tennessean.com. Follow him on Twitter @tnmetro.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Reminder Today Tues, June 5 Public Hearing at Metro Council on Proposed Tax, Community Mtg Mon June 11 and Property appraisal appeals deadline June 15
http://www.district29community.blogspot.com/2012/05/agenda-and-attached-handouts-from.htmlhttp://www.district29community.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 Public Hearing - Metro Council Meeting on Proposed Budget, 6:30 p.m. at the Metro Council Meeting, Historic Courthouse Downtown, One Public Square. This is the only time the public will be able to address the Metro Council.
Monday, June 11, 2012 District 29 Community Meeting - Proposed Budget with Tax Levy, 6:30 p.m. Una Church of Christ, 1917 Old Murfreesboro Pike.
Assessor explains tax notice information
The Tennessean, June 1, 2012
(Editor’s note: A Tennessee Voices column that appeared on this page earlier this week contained some information about notices of classification, appraised value and assessed value of Davidson County property that may have been misleading. Below is a statement from George Rooker, Davidson County assessor of property, that we hope will clear up any confusion.)
Any Davidson County taxpayer who wishes to appeal the appraised value, classification or assessment of their property must schedule an appeal with the Metropolitan Board of Equalization no later than June 15, 2012. Appeals may be scheduled by calling 615-862-6059 weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., or in person at the Assessor’s Office, located at 700 Second Ave. S., Suite 210, Nashville.
Not all taxpayers in Davidson County will receive a Notice of Appraised Value, Classification and Assessment for 2012. Only those property owners whose values have changed for 2012 will receive a notice. The Assessor’s Office has not updated property appraisals since the 2009 reappraisal program unless physical changes such as new construction, additions, demolitions, or major renovations occurred. The appraised values of all Davidson County properties will be updated next year as part of the 2013 reappraisal program; however, all taxpayers have the right to appeal in any tax year.
Records of the 2012 appraised value, classification and assessment for all properties are now available to the public on our website at www.padctn.com by using the WebPro utility, calling our office at 615-862-6059, or in person at 700 Second Ave. S., Suite 210, Nashville.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Facebook Users There are now Helpful Pages for our Community
Open to all!
Nashville District 29 Metro Council https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/219511968078200/
Hip Antioch - Helpful Site for All https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/HipAntioch/?bookmark_t=group
Closed site for "The Nashboro Greens" - only for residents of the "NASHBORO GREENS"
https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/275701555829874/?bookmark_t=group
Dollar General employee shot during robbery
WKRN CHANNEL 2 News
Posted: Jun 04, 2012 1:48 PM CDT
Updated: June 4, 2012 02:16 PM CDT
Posted: Jun 04, 2012 1:48 PM CDT
Updated: June 4, 2012 02:16 PM CDT
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Reminder: District 29 Cleanup Today Saturday June 2, 2012 Compton's Parking Lot off Smith Springs Road and Una Church of Christ Community Day
TWO GREAT COMMUNITY EVENTS TODAY! DUMPSTERS AVAILABLE TO CLEAN UP AND CLEAN OUT, FREE SHREDDING SERVICES, AND GOODWILL WILL BE ON HAND.
ALSO ANOTHER GREAT EVENT FOR HEALTH SCREENINGS AND COMMUNITY GATHERING FOR FUN - UNA CHURCH OF CHRIST COMMUNITY DAY. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND
Friday, June 1, 2012
Hickory Hollow Mall Retailers Given Eviction Notice
Channel5News.com
Posted: Jun 01, 2012 3:40 PM CDT
Updated: Jun 01, 2012 3:40 PM CDT
Posted: Jun 01, 2012 3:40 PM CDT
Updated: Jun 01, 2012 3:40 PM CDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn.- Retail store tenants of Hickory Hollow Mall have received a notice from the mall's owners letting them know they have 30 days to vacate the property.
The letters came on Friday. Officials with CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. said that the tenants of the mall were notified as part of the mall's plan for reinvention. As part of the plan, the retail stores within the mall will be closed temporarily for construction and renovation for this fall's Nashville State Community College classes which will take place at the mall.
As part of Mayor Dean's plan to reinvent the mall as a community space, the new Hickory Hollow mall will include public library, recreation center, health clinic and a green space.
It was unclear if the retail stores will reopen inside the revitalized Hickory Hollow Mall.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Gaylord To Sell Hotel Brand To Marriott For $210M
NEWSCHANNEL5.com
Posted: May 31, 2012 8:18 AM CDT
Updated: May 31, 2012 10:18 AM CDT
Posted: May 31, 2012 8:18 AM CDT
Updated: May 31, 2012 10:18 AM CDT
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Pat Summitt awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House
Posted: May 29, 2012 3:57 PM CDT
WKRN Channel 2 News
Posted: May 29, 2012 3:57 PM CDT
WKRN Channel 2 News
Posted: May 29, 2012 3:57 PM CDT
Davidson property owners should check appraisals soon - June 15 deadline to appeal
http://www.nashville.gov/assessor/index.asp
Members of the Metro Council are being inundated with calls, letters and emails from citizens with varying thoughts on Mayor Karl Dean’s proposed increase in property taxes. As the Metro Council studies and conducts our own budget hearings with various Metro department directors, a very important, yet easy to overlook deadline looms that potentially affects every resident of Davidson County.
Davidson County Property Assessor George Rooker is currently mailing out notices of classification, appraised value and assessed value to every property owner in Davidson County. Every property owner would be well advised to review this simple form and verify its accuracy. This document is the basis for the amount that you will pay in property taxes this year once the rate is established by the Metro Council.
There are two significant areas each resident should check on this notification:
First, verify that your property (or properties) is classified correctly — residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, etc. This is especially true if your property has changed usage. For example, you may have converted a rental duplex into your personal single-family residence.
Second, and most importantly, verify that the appraised value of your property is accurate based on the data available to the property assessor. Using information readily available online at the nashville.gov/assessor webpage, you can see information including:
• Size of property and square footage of building(s) on property, including number of rooms, baths, etc.
• Historical appraisals for your property.
• Sales of comparable property located in and around your location.
Many of the messages that Metro Council members are receiving have claims that “my taxes are too high — my property isn’t worth what it was previously.” If this statement is true, property owners have between now and June 15 to schedule an appeal of their property value and present evidence of why the value is incorrect.
I cannot stress enough that for the assessor to adjust your appraised property value, owners have ONLY until June 15 to schedule your appeal.
From a personal experience several years ago, I found the process to be fair and easy to navigate. Using data gathered from the property assessor’s own webpage showing evidence of sales of homes nearby, I calculated average neighborhood selling price per square foot and asked that my home appraisal be adjusted to this neighborhood average.
The hearing officer took my information and determined that my data were reasonable. The entire process from scheduling my appeal time, researching the comparisons, compiling my data and completing the process took only a couple of hours and saved me several hundred dollars annually in taxes!
It is the responsibility of the property owner to correct mistakes and justify the value of your property if overstated in value. The property assessor’s office is at 700 Second Ave. S., Suite 210, and is open daily 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Staff will be available to assist citizens with their needs. The phone number is 862-6080.
Please: Don’t pay more in property taxes than your fair share.
Information contributed by Councilman Charlie Tygard The Tennessean
Members of the Metro Council are being inundated with calls, letters and emails from citizens with varying thoughts on Mayor Karl Dean’s proposed increase in property taxes. As the Metro Council studies and conducts our own budget hearings with various Metro department directors, a very important, yet easy to overlook deadline looms that potentially affects every resident of Davidson County.
Davidson County Property Assessor George Rooker is currently mailing out notices of classification, appraised value and assessed value to every property owner in Davidson County. Every property owner would be well advised to review this simple form and verify its accuracy. This document is the basis for the amount that you will pay in property taxes this year once the rate is established by the Metro Council.
There are two significant areas each resident should check on this notification:
First, verify that your property (or properties) is classified correctly — residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, etc. This is especially true if your property has changed usage. For example, you may have converted a rental duplex into your personal single-family residence.
Second, and most importantly, verify that the appraised value of your property is accurate based on the data available to the property assessor. Using information readily available online at the nashville.gov/assessor webpage, you can see information including:
• Size of property and square footage of building(s) on property, including number of rooms, baths, etc.
• Historical appraisals for your property.
• Sales of comparable property located in and around your location.
Many of the messages that Metro Council members are receiving have claims that “my taxes are too high — my property isn’t worth what it was previously.” If this statement is true, property owners have between now and June 15 to schedule an appeal of their property value and present evidence of why the value is incorrect.
I cannot stress enough that for the assessor to adjust your appraised property value, owners have ONLY until June 15 to schedule your appeal.
From a personal experience several years ago, I found the process to be fair and easy to navigate. Using data gathered from the property assessor’s own webpage showing evidence of sales of homes nearby, I calculated average neighborhood selling price per square foot and asked that my home appraisal be adjusted to this neighborhood average.
The hearing officer took my information and determined that my data were reasonable. The entire process from scheduling my appeal time, researching the comparisons, compiling my data and completing the process took only a couple of hours and saved me several hundred dollars annually in taxes!
It is the responsibility of the property owner to correct mistakes and justify the value of your property if overstated in value. The property assessor’s office is at 700 Second Ave. S., Suite 210, and is open daily 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Staff will be available to assist citizens with their needs. The phone number is 862-6080.
Please: Don’t pay more in property taxes than your fair share.
Information contributed by Councilman Charlie Tygard The Tennessean
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Mama' Tune, taught for 50 years in Antioch schools and who cooked for generations for everyone in our community dies at 91
Longtime teacher served up meals for mayors, lawmakers
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| Martha 'Mama' Tune talks in 2002 about her high school days at Antioch, where she played basketball and was a cheerleader. The political fixture died Wednesday. / File / the Tennessean Martha “Mama” Tune, a retired schoolteacher known for the Election Day meals sh
Martha “Mama” Tune, a retired schoolteacher known for the Election Day meals she prepared for generations of Nashville politicians, died Wednesday. She was 91.
The Tune House was one of Nashville’s smallest voting precincts for over 30 years. While voters would cast their ballots in the modest country store structure next to the home, Mama Tune would cook famous meals for mayors, members of Congress, Metro council members, judges and government officials.
Mrs. Tune was an avid collector of political memorabilia, and the walls in her home were strewn with photos of her and city leaders.
“Mama Tune’s passing is Nashville’s loss and heaven’s gain. From her tireless work at the polls and in schools, to her famous cooking, she left an indelible mark on our city,” U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper said.
Before she became a political fixture, Mrs. Tune was a wife, mother and educator. She enjoyed a 50-year career as a teacher in the public school system. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Tune. She is survived by her sons Buford and Sam, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Tune’s funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today at Woodbine Funeral Home, 5852 Nolensville Road. Cooper, Metro Councilman Robert Duvall, Davidson County Trustee Charlie Cardwell and former administrator of elections Ray Barrett are among her pallbearers.
“If you had Election Day, everybody went to Mama Tune’s for lunch,” Duvall said. “I sat beside congressmen, mayors, ex-mayors. It was a wonderful, wonderful atmosphere. Everyone put party politics aside and ate dinner together, and enjoyed each other and talked about old times.”
Contact Nate Rau at 615-259-8094 or nrau@tennessean.com
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TUNE, Martha Ezell "Mama"Age 91 of Hermitage, TN. May 23, 2012. Preceded in death by husband, James F. Tune. Mrs. Tune retired as a Metro School Teacher after 50 years of service, and was active in Antioch High School activities. Her house was used by Metro Government as a Voting Precinct for over 30 years. She entertained and fed hundreds on Election Day. The family would like to thank the staff at McKendree Village & Alive Hospice for their loving care & concern. Survived by sons, Buford (Judy) Tune & Sam (Mary) Tune; grandchildren, Jesse Tune, Chris Tune & Stacey Tune; great grandchildren, Nicholas Davenport & Landen Holt. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 11 a.m. at Woodbine Funeral Home, HICKORY CHAPEL, 5852 Nolensville Road, by Wendell Byrd. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. Active Pallbearers: Wayne Bayless, G.G. Mullins, Harry Paul Tune, Councilman Robert Duvall, Congressman Jim Cooper, Charlie Cardwell & Ray Barrett. Visitation Friday 4-8 p.m. at WOODBINE FUNERAL HOME, HICKORY CHAPEL Directors, (615) 331-1952. Still Family Owned.
http://sbkarenyjohnson.blogspot.com/2008/02/mama-tune-recognized-by-mayor-karl-dean.html
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Mark your Calendar for the Following Upcoming Meetings
Saturday, June 2, 2012 District 29 Community Wide Cleanup - Compton’s Foodland Parking Lot from 9:00 a.m. until 12 Noon with a cookout to follow. 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. signs will be removed at main intersections and roadways. Trash from main roadways and intersections will be removed from 6:00 a.m. until 12 Noon. Free T-Shirts, food, water and gloves will be at the Compton's Foodland Parking Lot Location beginning at 8:00 a.m. Goodwill, Shred-It, and Dumpsters will be stationed at the Compton's Foodland Parking Lot location beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 Public Hearing - Metro Council Meeting on Proposed Budget, 6:30 p.m. at the Metro Council Meeting, Historic Courthouse Downtown, One Public Square. This is the only time the public will be able to address the Metro Council.
Monday, June 11, 2012 District 29 Community Meeting - Proposed Budget with Tax Levy, 6:30 p.m. Una Church of Christ, 1917 Old Murfreesboro Pike.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 Final Reading - Proposed Budget with Tax Levy 6:30 p.m. at the Metro Council Meeting, Historic Courthouse Downtown, One Public Square.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - If necessary, Final Reading on Proposed Budget with Tax Levy 6:30 p.m. at the Metro Council Meeting, Historic Courthouse Downtown, One Public Square.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 Antioch/Priest Lake Sub Area 13 Plan Meeting - Share Draft on Policy Recommendations and Implementation, 6:00 p.m. Lakeshore Christian Church, 5434 Belle Forge Lane East, Hickory Hollow (former Media Play Building)
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 Public Hearing - Metro Council Meeting on Proposed Budget, 6:30 p.m. at the Metro Council Meeting, Historic Courthouse Downtown, One Public Square. This is the only time the public will be able to address the Metro Council.
Monday, June 11, 2012 District 29 Community Meeting - Proposed Budget with Tax Levy, 6:30 p.m. Una Church of Christ, 1917 Old Murfreesboro Pike.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 Final Reading - Proposed Budget with Tax Levy 6:30 p.m. at the Metro Council Meeting, Historic Courthouse Downtown, One Public Square.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - If necessary, Final Reading on Proposed Budget with Tax Levy 6:30 p.m. at the Metro Council Meeting, Historic Courthouse Downtown, One Public Square.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 Antioch/Priest Lake Sub Area 13 Plan Meeting - Share Draft on Policy Recommendations and Implementation, 6:00 p.m. Lakeshore Christian Church, 5434 Belle Forge Lane East, Hickory Hollow (former Media Play Building)
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Information on Robo Call to Community on Nashboro Undeveloped Parcels in District 29
Please join me and leaders of the Nashboro Steering Committee tomorrow Thursday, May 24 at 4:00 pm at the Metro Planning Commission Meeting located at the Howard Office Building Auditorium, 700 2nd Avenue South.
Your presence is needed to help our community to proactively improve our areas quality of life. I hope you will make every effort to attend so that our community has a strong presence at tomorrow's meeting.
Thank you.
Click on the link below to listen to the call made today.http://www.mediafire.com/file/2c9f87mpqxf29c9/Johnson_5.23.12_(1).mp3
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Metro renters will pay more with property tax increase
WKRN NEWS Channel 2
Posted: May 22, 2012 2:00 PM CDT
Posted: May 22, 2012 2:00 PM CDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -
A property tax increase proposed earlier this month by Nashville Mayor Karl Dean would also affect the city's renters.
According to the Greater Nashville Apartment Association, if the mayor's 53-cent tax increase is approved, Nashville renters could see an increase of $14 a month based on the average rent paid in Davidson County.
The increase would be significantly more for those paying greater than $645 a month and for those living in large commercial apartment complexes.
GNAA says a property tax increase could cause a domino effect as landlords look to cut cost in property care and services offered to renters.
Mayor Dean's increase would raise the property tax rate to $4.66 per $100 of assessed value, generating approximately $100 million a year for the city.
The impact on the average homeowner would be about $16 a month, or $192 a year, using the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors' median home price of $145,400.
The mayor said his proposal and budget of $171 billion moves the city forward by investing in schools and public safety.
The Metro Council must approve a city budget by the end of June.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Police search for Burger King robber
WKRN Channel 2 News
Posted: May 21, 2012
7:48 AM CDT
ANTIOCH, Tenn. -
Posted: May 21, 2012
7:48 AM CDT
ANTIOCH, Tenn. -
Police are looking for a man who allegedly robbed a Burger King in Antioch Monday morning.
The incident happened around 6:45 a.m. on Hickory Hollow Parkway off of Bell Road.
Witnesses described the robber as a white male in his mid-30s to mid-40s with blonde hair and blue eyes.
They said he drove off on Hickory Hollow Parkway in the direction of Murfreesboro or Smyrna.
There was one customer and five employees in the restaurant at the time of the robbery.
Police said he brandished a weapon that was possibly a semi-automatic or an air pistol.
Police are looking for a red or purple four-door Nissan. They said witnesses recorded a partial license plate number.
Police are in the process of obtaining video surveillance at the restaurant.
The investigation is ongoing.
The incident happened around 6:45 a.m. on Hickory Hollow Parkway off of Bell Road.
Witnesses described the robber as a white male in his mid-30s to mid-40s with blonde hair and blue eyes.
They said he drove off on Hickory Hollow Parkway in the direction of Murfreesboro or Smyrna.
There was one customer and five employees in the restaurant at the time of the robbery.
Police said he brandished a weapon that was possibly a semi-automatic or an air pistol.
Police are looking for a red or purple four-door Nissan. They said witnesses recorded a partial license plate number.
Police are in the process of obtaining video surveillance at the restaurant.
The investigation is ongoing.
REMINDER TONIGHT Monday May 21 is the Community Meeting regarding the Nashboro Undeveloped Parcels
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Below is a link to the crime reference sheet that was distributed at our most recent community meetings as requested. Thank you for your positive feedback and please share with your neighbors.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-Hy0ONzShrzdkMzYld6UTNEekU
Below is a link to the infrastructure improvement feedback form as requested. Thank you for participating.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHliOHo1Ym1FQzQ3SXhaRXNTZXpMT1E6MQ#gid=0
Save the Date - Saturday, June 2, 2012 District 29 Community Wide Cleanup, Comptons Foodland Parking Lot from 9 am until 12 noon with a cookout to follow. 6 am until 9 am signs will be removed at main intersections and roadways. Trash from main roadways and intersections will be removed from 6 am until 12 noon. Free T-Shirts, food, water, gloves, trash bags and supplies will be a the Compton's Foodland Parking Lot beginning at 8 am. Goodwill, Shred-It and Dumpsters will be stationed at the Compton's Foodland Parking Lot location beginning at 9 am. For more information, please contact District 29 Metropolitan Government's Beautification Commissioner Karen VanCleave telephone 399-1550, email bubbavan@comcast.net
http://www.nashville.gov/pw/boards/beautification.asp
Below is a link to the crime reference sheet that was distributed at our most recent community meetings as requested. Thank you for your positive feedback and please share with your neighbors.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-Hy0ONzShrzdkMzYld6UTNEekU
Below is a link to the infrastructure improvement feedback form as requested. Thank you for participating.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHliOHo1Ym1FQzQ3SXhaRXNTZXpMT1E6MQ#gid=0
Save the Date - Saturday, June 2, 2012 District 29 Community Wide Cleanup, Comptons Foodland Parking Lot from 9 am until 12 noon with a cookout to follow. 6 am until 9 am signs will be removed at main intersections and roadways. Trash from main roadways and intersections will be removed from 6 am until 12 noon. Free T-Shirts, food, water, gloves, trash bags and supplies will be a the Compton's Foodland Parking Lot beginning at 8 am. Goodwill, Shred-It and Dumpsters will be stationed at the Compton's Foodland Parking Lot location beginning at 9 am. For more information, please contact District 29 Metropolitan Government's Beautification Commissioner Karen VanCleave telephone 399-1550, email bubbavan@comcast.net
http://www.nashville.gov/pw/boards/beautification.asp
Thursday, May 17, 2012
200 Nashville police officers may lose jobs if Dean's budget proposal fails
City has to fund officers or repay grant money
12:56 AM, May. 17, 2012
Written by Brian Haas The Tennessean
Mayor Karl Dean warns that he may have to lay off 200 police officers if his proposed budget and tax increase fail to pass.His $1.71 billion budget proposal, which would be funded partly by the first property tax increase in years, includes $6.3 million in increases dedicated solely to public safety. The increase would fund a new police DNA forensics lab and 50 police officers hired under a federal policing grant. Dean says if those officers aren’t funded, the city would lose not only those 50 officers, but also an additional 150 who would have to be laid off so the city could repay the grant money.
“We have been able to make, I think, tremendous progress in public safety and now is not the time to back off,” Dean said Wednesday. “We’d be foolish not to fund the fourth year. That would be a dramatic reduction for public safety in Nashville.”
But critics say that Metro government should look to cut elsewhere.
“I would want to allocate resources from other areas to make sure that department was made whole,” said Metro Councilman Robert Duvall. He’s not sure where the money would come from but is certain other departments could absorb the cuts.
Grant obligations
Three years ago, Metro government received nearly $8 million to hire 50 police officers through a program known as the COPS grant. The grant is designed to grow police departments by adding new officers and paying for the first three years of their employment. But the offer comes with a catch: The department has to continue funding those officers once the grant runs out or risk having to repay it back to the federal government.Metro Police Chief Steve Anderson said the additional federal money allowed the department to open its Madison Precinct earlier this year, reduce the size of the North Precinct and better serve both areas.
“That’s the key to driving crime down, to keeping this community safe,” Anderson said.
He said that without the funding, those 50 officers would lose their jobs and 150 more might have to be laid off to cover the $8 million or so the department could be forced to repay for not meeting the obligations of the COPS grant.
That $3.6 million string attached to the grant is why Duvall opposed taking the money three years ago. He said he wasn’t opposed to adding more officers, he just wanted them fully funded by the city ahead of time.
“The question I had was, will we, three years from now, be able to pay for it?” Duvall said. “I said if you pass it, in three years you may have to lay them off because I’m going to fight you every step of the way.”
Duvall said he doesn’t want to lay any officers off and the money can be found in other departments instead of taxpayers’ pockets.
An additional $1 million would go to pay for the first 6 months of a police DNA lab, including equipment and 17 scientists. Police now rely on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for DNA results, which can take weeks to months for results and often only involve the processing of evidence in violent crimes.
Anderson said having the lab in-house would allow the department to add to the list of crimes where DNA is processed, namely property crimes such as burglary, which have plagued the city in recent years. And, results could come back as quickly as 48 hours.
“The future is here,” Anderson said. “If we wait too many more years, then the future will have left us behind.”
Duvall said he needs to hear more about the DNA lab before he weighs in on it, but he wondered if it could be put off until the city could pay for it without a tax increase.
“Conceptually, I don’t struggle with it,” he said. “But what do we have right now? Can it hold us through this cycle?”
Dean said he doesn’t expect any significant opposition to his public safety plan.
“This is the one I think is the easiest to understand and the clearest,” he said of his budget requests.
Duvall may have other ideas. “I think it’s going to be an interesting process,” he said.
Tygard wants residency rule for new Metro employees
Written by Michael Cass and Brian Wilson The Tennessean
A Metro councilman said he plans to introduce legislation requiring anyone hired by Metro government after a certain date to live inside Nashville and Davidson County.Councilman Charlie Tygard said the idea, which has been debated before, is relevant again as Mayor Karl Dean and the council discuss a 53-cent property tax increase that would result in 4 percent pay increases for most city workers.
“If you’re asking for raises and you want support, we want you to be a resident of this county,” he said Wednesday.
Data compiled by the council office for Tygard — who distributed it to the rest of the council last week — showed that nearly 55 percent of Metro firefighters live in other counties. More than 46 percent of sheriff’s office employees live elsewhere, the numbers showed.
Tygard said he wouldn’t try to force current employees to move into the city. Metro used to require all employees to be residents, but it dropped that requirement in the mid-1990s in what Tygard, now an at-large council member, described as a “contentious debate” driven by employee unions.
Sgt. Robert O. Weaver, president of the Nashville Fraternal Order of Police, said his union believes “people choose to live where they live for a variety of their own reasons.”
“We believe that it’s beneficial to have an adequate pool of candidates,” Weaver said. “The more limited you have a pool, the smaller it is. If you have a larger pool, you open yourself up to the best candidates.”
The council considered legislation in 2009 that would have forced new employees to live in the city. Critics of the plan, proposed by former Councilman Eric Crafton, said it would shrink the government’s recruiting pool, create confusion and take away simple freedoms.
“I just don’t think it’s right that Metro employees should be bound to the land like Russian serfs,” former Councilman Randy Foster said at the time.
But Tygard said he thinks a new council is ready to revisit the issue and that a lack of good candidates for jobs isn’t an issue nowadays.
Tygard said his bill is ready to be filed next week and should be up for the first of three required votes June 5. He said fellow at-large Councilman Jerry Maynard is expected to co-sponsor it, and he thinks other members will sign on as well.
Reminder Today Last Meeting before Implementation Phase begins for Antioch Priest Lake Sub Area 13 Plan - Tonight Open Space and Housing
Meeting tonight - Housing and Open Space with Metro Planning
Time - 6 pm - 8 pm
Where - Lakeshore Christian Church, 5434 Belle Forge Lane East, Hickory Hollow (Old Media Play Building by the post office)
http://nashville.gov/mpc/docs/subarea13/120405/ParksAndOpenSpaces.pdf
PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
How do you use Parks and Open Space in your community?
What Parks and Community Space is needed in the community in the future?
HOUSING AND BUSINESS
What types of housing are needed in your community in the future?
What types of shopping opportunities and/or new businesses are needed in your community
in the future and what should they look like?
TRANSPORTATION
What transportation improvements would you like to see in the community?
How would you like to travel in the community in the future?
HICKORY HOLLOW MALL AND MURFREESBORO ROAD RETAIL AREAS
TRANSPORTATION
What transportation improvements would you like to see in the community?
How would you like to travel in the community in the future?
HICKORY HOLLOW MALL AND MURFREESBORO ROAD RETAIL AREAS
How would you like to see the mall area re-develop? What is your wish list?
(More shopping opportunities, employment in the area, recreational opportunities, community facilities, etc.)
How do you see the Murfreesboro Road corridor changing in the future? ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RETAIL CENTERS
Where do you work and how many minutes does it take to get there?
During the week, where do you typically shop, make any type of retail purchase, or run errands?
On the weekend, where do you typically shop or make any kind of retail purchase, or run errands?http://nashville.gov/mpc/docs/subarea13/120419/CommentsSummary.pdf
VIDEO FROM MAY 3RD Transportation Meeting
How do you see the Murfreesboro Road corridor changing in the future? ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RETAIL CENTERS
Where do you work and how many minutes does it take to get there?
During the week, where do you typically shop, make any type of retail purchase, or run errands?
On the weekend, where do you typically shop or make any kind of retail purchase, or run errands?http://nashville.gov/mpc/docs/subarea13/120419/CommentsSummary.pdf
VIDEO FROM MAY 3RD Transportation Meeting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JA80sBAILU8
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Below is a link to the crime reference sheet that was distributed at our most recent community meetings as requested. Thank you for your positive feedback and please share with your neighbors.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-Hy0ONzShrzdkMzYld6UTNEekU
Below is a link to the infrastructure improvement feedback form as requested. Thank you for participating.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHliOHo1Ym1FQzQ3SXhaRXNTZXpMT1E6MQ#gid=0
Save the Date - District Wide Cleanup Saturday June 2, 2012, Compton's Foodland Parking Lot 8:00 am until 12 Noon with a cookout to follow. Shred-it, Goodwill, Dumpsters will be available. More information will be shared in upcoming newsletters.
http://www.facebook.com/NashvilleDistrict29Community
Posted by Dean McIntyre
Nashboro Woods Annual Community Yard Sale: Saturday, May 19, 2012, 8AM-3PM (Rain date: Saturday, May 26). Advertising in The Tennessean and Craig's List.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - DISTRICT 29'S SICILY PIZZA REOPENS TONIGHT
PLEASE JOIN EVERYONE AND HAVE DINNER AT ONE OF OUR AREA'S FAVORITE RESTAURANTS. The opening will be at 4:00 PM and they are located at the Nashboro Shopping Plaza.
Please like their facebook page for more information.
See you there!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sicily-Pizza/453111848036835
Please like their facebook page for more information.
See you there!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sicily-Pizza/453111848036835
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Re: Nashboro Steering Committee Sets Community Meeting for Nashboro Undeveloped Parcels
Below is a link to the infrastructure improvement feedback form as requested. Thank you for participating. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHliOHo1Ym1FQzQ3SXhaRXNTZXpMT1E6MQ#gid=0
Save the Date - District Wide Cleanup Saturday June 2, 2012. More information will be shared in upcoming newsletters.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Plan will be a lift for Antioch
Community gets involved for positive change
7:11 PM, May. 10, 2012
Written by Derrick Dalton
Tennesean
“We moved here six years ago, and we knew that this was the up and coming place. It’s like what East Nashville was 10 years ago.”
An Antioch resident made that comment at one of the Planning Department’s public meetings earlier this month, describing how she had come here from California and deliberately settled in an area that had great potential for growth and positive change.
And she’s not alone in feeling that way about Antioch. When I talk to other parents during school activities there, or to other fathers at the barbershop while our sons are getting their weekly haircuts, it’s obvious that many of us believe Antioch can still be an economically viable community. There are some challenges, no question. Major retail businesses have been leaving the area, and there’s widespread concern about crime and safety, even though Metro Police Department statistics for the 37013 ZIP code show overall major crime is down nearly 15 percent in the first four months of this year compared to 2011.
Antioch residents have been sharing their thoughts about those and other issues at a series of Planning Department public meetings as our planners work to update the Antioch/Priest Lake Community Plan, which guides growth and development in an area bounded roughly by Interstates 40 and 24, Harding Place and the county line.
Listening to the community is always the first step; then, planners draft an update, get more public comments, and finally take it to the Planning Commission for approval. That process will continue through this summer and into the fall; the next public meeting is May 17 from 6-8 p.m. at Lakeshore Christian Church, 5434 Bell Forge Lane E.
We encourage everyone with an interest in Antioch’s future to join us and be heard. Online surveys and other opportunities for feedback are linked on the Planning Department’s webpage at www.nashville.gov/mpc.
So far, residents and business owners tell us that they’re optimistic about a better future for Antioch, one that includes less crowded streets, better housing, more sidewalks, more local jobs (95.5 percent of working-age residents are employed, compared to 92 percent countywide, but many of them hold jobs outside Antioch), places for young people to gather and — probably the one we have heard most — a return of strong and varied retail options to Antioch’s economic scene.
Improvements are already under way, including a Metro library and community center at Hickory Hollow Mall, along with a branch campus of Nashville State Community College.
Antioch is actually in better shape than most of us realize, and the updated Community Plan, based on the thoughts and needs of the people who actually live, work, do business, and go to school there, will provide guidance for an even stronger future.
7:11 PM, May. 10, 2012
Written by Derrick Dalton
Tennesean
“We moved here six years ago, and we knew that this was the up and coming place. It’s like what East Nashville was 10 years ago.”
An Antioch resident made that comment at one of the Planning Department’s public meetings earlier this month, describing how she had come here from California and deliberately settled in an area that had great potential for growth and positive change.
And she’s not alone in feeling that way about Antioch. When I talk to other parents during school activities there, or to other fathers at the barbershop while our sons are getting their weekly haircuts, it’s obvious that many of us believe Antioch can still be an economically viable community. There are some challenges, no question. Major retail businesses have been leaving the area, and there’s widespread concern about crime and safety, even though Metro Police Department statistics for the 37013 ZIP code show overall major crime is down nearly 15 percent in the first four months of this year compared to 2011.
Antioch residents have been sharing their thoughts about those and other issues at a series of Planning Department public meetings as our planners work to update the Antioch/Priest Lake Community Plan, which guides growth and development in an area bounded roughly by Interstates 40 and 24, Harding Place and the county line.
Listening to the community is always the first step; then, planners draft an update, get more public comments, and finally take it to the Planning Commission for approval. That process will continue through this summer and into the fall; the next public meeting is May 17 from 6-8 p.m. at Lakeshore Christian Church, 5434 Bell Forge Lane E.
We encourage everyone with an interest in Antioch’s future to join us and be heard. Online surveys and other opportunities for feedback are linked on the Planning Department’s webpage at www.nashville.gov/mpc.
So far, residents and business owners tell us that they’re optimistic about a better future for Antioch, one that includes less crowded streets, better housing, more sidewalks, more local jobs (95.5 percent of working-age residents are employed, compared to 92 percent countywide, but many of them hold jobs outside Antioch), places for young people to gather and — probably the one we have heard most — a return of strong and varied retail options to Antioch’s economic scene.
Improvements are already under way, including a Metro library and community center at Hickory Hollow Mall, along with a branch campus of Nashville State Community College.
Antioch is actually in better shape than most of us realize, and the updated Community Plan, based on the thoughts and needs of the people who actually live, work, do business, and go to school there, will provide guidance for an even stronger future.
Booming Antioch looks to beat bad rap, create new identity
9:19 AM, May. 11, 2012
Written by Bobby Allyn
The Tennessean @tnbiz
LINK
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120511/BUSINESS01/305110028/Booming-Antioch-looks-beat-bad-rap-create-new-identity
Written by Bobby Allyn
The Tennessean @tnbiz
LINK
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120511/BUSINESS01/305110028/Booming-Antioch-looks-beat-bad-rap-create-new-identity
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Mayor Karl Dean pushes his first property-tax raise in two terms — and some are pushing back
Take a Hike?
Nashville Sceneby Steven Hale@iamstevenhale
When Nashville Mayor Karl Dean proposed the city's first property tax increase in seven years in his May 1 State of Metro address, his hardest work still lay ahead. In these economic times, a tax hike is a tough sell, and Dean didn't waste any time before making the pitch.
In his first term, Dean cut $59.2 million out of the city's operating budget and decreased the Metro workforce by 688 employees. Now he is arguing that by picking up this political grenade, he, not those who would cut the budget further, is the one making the "tough decision" so often called for in times of economic distress.
Since the address, he's put on the full-court press, sending out an email urging citizens to call their Metro Council members in support of the proposal and sitting down for interviews with various local media outlets.
"We're at a point now, if we cut further — and we are actually eliminating $3 million from operating budgets — to the level you would need to cut and not have a tax increase, you would be talking about cuts that would definitely go into muscle," he said in a meeting last week with staffers from the Scene and The City Paper. "We'd have to lay off 200 police officers, 200 firefighters, 200 teachers, close all the branch libraries, close all of the community centers. And you still wouldn't be there."
Dean is proposing a 53-cent increase for residents in Davidson County's Urban Services District — the more densely populated inner core, where more services are available — and, after a recent change, a 48-cent increase for those in the General Services District, the suburban areas where fewer Metro services are available. (The 53-cent hike to the city's $4.13 tax rate is an overall rise of 12.83 percent.) The proposals are just below the figures that would have triggered a public referendum on the issue.
But there have still been signs of pushback from the public. In a Twitter post last week, Councilwoman Emily Evans said she had received "a gazillion more emails" from people opposed to the tax increase and upset that Dean had asked them to contact council members. The Nashville Tea Party has called a meeting this Thursday, May 10, to rally members against the proposal.
And now Dean must win over a young council, which includes only five members who have ever voted on a property tax change. Three more are running as Democrats for seats in the deep-red state legislature, and may reasonably worry about the political consequences of supporting a tax increase. Dean's premise is that a tax increase is, by far, the lesser of two evils — the greater of which simply can't be tolerated. But while he says it's really true this time, there are those who won't hear a bar of that ditty.
"Every property tax increase you get is either for the children, or we're going to cut police or we're going to close your parks — we're going to make it hurt," says Councilman Robert Duvall, who is running for a state seat as a Republican. "So everyone that's afraid they'll really do that shakes in their shoes and goes ahead and goes along with it rather than face the reality."
Councilman Charlie Tygard, who has survived property-tax debates under previous mayoral administrations, says he's not committed one way or the other but is "skeptical at this stage." He explains it's hard to know the council's temperature on the proposal right now, as it should be.
"I'm trying to tell folks that most reasonable, rational, thoughtful council members have not taken a position one way or another and will not until the council goes through its deliberations and talks to department heads," Tygard tells the Scene. "Certainly the mayor is meeting with individual council members one on one and is very committed from his standpoint.
"There's a lot of work to be done. We're just in the first quarter of a situation that, in many cases, takes overtime to decide."
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Steering Committee Formed To Work On Undeveloped Nashboro Parcels
Minutes of the meeting from last week held at the Nashboro Golf Clubhouse are available thanks to Attorney Alma Sanford. Please contact me if you are interested in receiving a copy. I will not be posting these on our blog, twitter, facebook pages to the general public during this two week period as we are planning for our presentation to the Metro Planning Commission.
SAVE THE DATE - to join the steering committee at the Metro Planning Commission meeting Thursday, May 24 at 4:00 pm, 700 Second Avenue South (Howard Office Building). We Need Your Support! Please Help as we need to have a strong showing from our community.
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Below is a link to the crime reference sheet that was distributed at our most recent community meetings as requested. Thank you for your positive feedback and please share with your neighbors. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-Hy0ONzShrzdkMzYld6UTNEekU
Below is a link to the infrastructure improvement feedback form as requested. Thank you for participating.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHliOHo1Ym1FQzQ3SXhaRXNTZXpMT1E6MQ#gid=0
Save the Date - another community meeting is being scheduled as requested by everyone in attendance at last weeks meeting at the Nashboro Golf Clubhouse for Monday, May 14 at 6:30 pm. The location will be decided by the steering committee and additional details will be emailed soon. Thank you.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Goodwill hosts week-long job fair
Posted:
May 07, 2012 7:57 AM CDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -
Goodwill Industries is hosting a week-long hiring blitz in north Nashville starting Monday to help decrease the high number of unemployed Tennessee residents.
Goodwill Week begins May 7 with a job fair at the main Career Solutions Center in Nashville at 937 Herman Street.
Over 30 employers will be on site during the four hour fair starting at 10 a.m.
Over 30 employers will be on site during the four hour fair starting at 10 a.m.
Goodwill is expecting hundreds of job seekers at the fair and those attending should come prepared with resumes, a photo ID, and a Social Security card or birth certificate.
Job candidates are also encouraged to dress for success as many companies will be conducting on-site interviews.
Job candidates are also encouraged to dress for success as many companies will be conducting on-site interviews.
Recently released data shows a high number of Tennesseans are unemployed. In March, unemployment numbers were down to an average of 7.9 percent statewide. Some counties were double that rate.
The problem is not just in the Mid-state, numbers also show states across the nation with high unemployment rates.
On Friday, national unemployment rates were released. The rate dropped from 8.2 to 8.1 percent in April. Analysts said the drop occurred because people gave up looking for work.
The government only counts people as unemployed if they are actively looking for work. Only 115,000 jobs were added, well below what was expected.
Goodwill Industries is hoping to help people who don't have jobs to find them.
Betty Johnson with Goodwill Industries explained that the week has multiple events to help job seekers succeed.
"We've got workshops going on, how to create your resume, how to dress for success, how to know how to interact with the people at the job fair."
She continued, "People need to be trained on how to be successful at a job fair. And we're not just doing that here, we're doing that throughout middle Tennessee at many of our 17 career centers outside of this center right here in downtown."
The job fair runs May 7 through May 11 throughout Tennessee.
For a full list of job fair locations, events, and other information, visit the company's Web site
The problem is not just in the Mid-state, numbers also show states across the nation with high unemployment rates.
On Friday, national unemployment rates were released. The rate dropped from 8.2 to 8.1 percent in April. Analysts said the drop occurred because people gave up looking for work.
The government only counts people as unemployed if they are actively looking for work. Only 115,000 jobs were added, well below what was expected.
Goodwill Industries is hoping to help people who don't have jobs to find them.
Betty Johnson with Goodwill Industries explained that the week has multiple events to help job seekers succeed.
"We've got workshops going on, how to create your resume, how to dress for success, how to know how to interact with the people at the job fair."
She continued, "People need to be trained on how to be successful at a job fair. And we're not just doing that here, we're doing that throughout middle Tennessee at many of our 17 career centers outside of this center right here in downtown."
The job fair runs May 7 through May 11 throughout Tennessee.
For a full list of job fair locations, events, and other information, visit the company's Web site
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