Some Beautiful Flowers around the "Greens"

I am a photographer and love flowers and the beauty it adds to our community. I have started taking some photos of the front lawns of some of the units and wanted to show them off.

If you see me outside taking photos of your lawns do not shoot me, I am just taking photos for the blog! I promise! If you have some photos of the back of your homes or the fron and would like to share...just email me at mssphotography@aol.com and I will post on the blog.

Night Out Against Crime is Aug. 4

Davidson neighborhoods announce events
July 28, 2009

Feel free to attend any of the groups if yo are interested. I usually attend and you will be surprised out how many people do show up.

I am still trying to start a neighborhood watch group here at "The Greens", if anyone is interested please feel free to contact me at mssphotography@aol.com

Thanks,
Mindy

Night Out Against Crime is being held across the county on Tuesday, Aug. 4.

The scheduled events are:

• Academy Square Homeowners, 6-7:30 p.m.


• Buena Vista Neighborhood Association, C.E. McGruder Center, 2013 25th Ave. N., 5:30-7p.m.

• Castlegate Civic Club and Neighborhood Watch Group, parking lot of Smith Spring Church of Christ, 2783 Smith Springs Road, 7-8 p.m.


• Chester Avenue, 1121 Chester Ave., 4-7 p.m. A writer’s night will follow from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at 2410 Gallatin.

• Crieve Hall Neighborhood Association, Crievewood United Methodist, 415 Hogan Road, 6:30- 8:30 p.m.


• Edgehill FRC/O.N.E. & SunnySide Community Organization/Edgehill Homes Resident Association, I.W. Gernert highrise, corner of 12th and Edgehill Ave., 3-7 p.m.

• Gillock/Hilltop Neighborhood Watch, Hilltop Lane, 6-9 p.m.


• Glengarry Park Neighborhood Watch, Arlington United Methodist Church, 1360 Murfreesboro, 6:30-9 p.m.

• Green Hills Keller Williams, 408 Glen West Drive, 6-8:30 p.m.

• Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church Family Life Ministry, 2334 Herman St., 6-9 p.m.


• Haynes Manor Neighborhood Association, Moormans Arm Road on vacant lot next to Shampoo Perry's, 6-8 p.m.

• Heartland Pointe Neighborhood Watch, 401 Harrell Court, 5-7 p.m.


• Hermitage Hills/Plantation Drive Neighborhood Watch, Plantation Drive, Hermitage, 6-8 p.m.

• Inglewood Neighborhood Association, in the green space between Winding Way, Kenwood, behind the Masonic lodge and Inglewood Library. 5:30-9:30 p.m.


• Lake Park HOA, Port Jamaica Court cul-de-sac, 6:30-9 p.m.

• Lockeland Springs Neighborhood Association , intersection of 14th and Woodland streets, 6 p.m.


• Long Hunter Chase Subdivision, small playground on Cambridge Drive, 6-8 p.m.

• Martha O'Bryan Center, 711 S. Seventh St., 5:30-7:30 p.m.


• Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce & Dickerson Road Merchants, Schwab Elementary, 1500 Dickerson Pike, 4-7 p.m.

• Neighbor's Reaching Out, Mt. Nebo Baptist Church, 2416 Clifton Road, 6-8:30 p.m.


• NightOwls Neighborhood Watch, Nix Drive, Madison, 5-8 p.m.

• NNOCI/ Osage NW, Firehall #11, 6-8 p.m.

• Bourdeaux Community, Bordeaux Garden Park on Snell Blvd., 6-8 p.m.


• Percy Priest Meadows Neighborhood Association and Watch, corner lot at 500 Moss Landing Drive, Antioch, 7 p.m.

• Rensaw Community Association, Old Warner Mansion, 1524 Gallatin Road, 6:30-8 p.m.


• River Plantation Condominiums, General George Patton Road, 6 p.m.-until

• Starboard Neighborhood Watch, Starboard Drive, 6-8:30 p.m.


• STARS Nashville, Edmondson Park, corner of 17th and Charlotte Avenue, 6-8 p.m.

• Sylvan Park Neighborhood Association, St. Ann's Church, 5101 Charlotte Pike, 6-8 p.m.


• TAG - Trimble Action Group President, Dudley Park, between Third and Fourth avenues South at Chestnut Street, 5:30-8 p.m.

• Village West Apartments, Tennessee Avenue, 4-7 pm


• Walton Oaks, Walton Oaks Subdivision, 6-8 p.m.

• Warner Parks Community Association, corner of Percy Warner Boulevard and Vaughn’s Gap, 7-8 p.m.


• Woodland-in-Waverly Neighborhood, Prentice and Whit avenues, 6-7:30 p.m.

• Youth Changes, Haynes Garden Apartments, 2715 Whites Creek Pike, 5:30-7:30 p.m.


• NNOCI/ Osage NW, Firehall #11, 6-8 p.m.

• Bourdeaux Community, Bordeaux Garden Park on Snell Blvd., 6-8 p.m.


• Percy Priest Meadows Neighborhood Association and Watch, corner lot at 500 Moss Landing Drive, Antioch, 7 p.m.

• Rensaw Community Association, Old Warner Mansion, 1524 Gallatin Road, 6:30-8 p.m.


• River Plantation Condominiums, General George Patton Road, 6 p.m.-until

• Starboard Neighborhood Watch, Starboard Drive, 6-8:30 p.m.


• STARS Nashville, Edmondson Park, corner of 17th and Charlotte Avenue, 6-8 p.m.

• Sylvan Park Neighborhood Association, St. Ann's Church, 5101 Charlotte Pike, 6-8 p.m.


• TAG - Trimble Action Group President, Dudley Park, between Third and Fourth avenues South at Chestnut Street, 5:30-8 p.m.

• Village West Apartments, Tennessee Avenue, 4-7 pm


• Walton Oaks, Walton Oaks Subdivision, 6-8 p.m.

• Warner Parks Community Association, corner of Percy Warner Boulevard and Vaughn’s Gap, 7-8 p.m.


• Woodland-in-Waverly Neighborhood, Prentice and Whit avenues, 6-7:30 p.m.

• Youth Changes, Haynes Garden Apartments, 2715 Whites Creek Pike, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Nashville meetings seek input on mass transit's future

The Tennessean
STAFF REPORTS • July 28, 2009

The public can learn about and comment on plans for mass transit and recreation this week.

Metropolitan Transit Authority will hold the first of four meetings tonight to discuss its strategic plan, which will guide mass transit through 2035.

The plan sets goals, priorities and actions for public transportation in Nashville and provides guidance and strategy for decisions about public transportation for Metro.

Metro Transit's leader, Paul Ballard, says Nashville and the region are at a crossroads for transportation and that many people are ready for alternative options to driving.

MTA opened its downtown Nashville transit center, Music City Central, last fall and saw bus ridership boom when fuel prices topped $4. MTA staff also assumed operation of the Music City Star, the region's only commuter rail line.

There are also new initiatives by Metro and the state to encourage environmentally sensitive policies and practices and to develop so-called "green jobs." One of those was legislation that gives local communities the option of creating a dedicated funding source for public transit in their communities.

"The next five to 10 years and beyond are critical to developing a world-class public transportation system for Nashville," Ballard said in a news release. "Public transportation goes hand in hand with economic development, tourism and jobs growth and is a critical part of any city's success."

Meetings start tonight
The meetings will include a presentation and then discussion. Refreshments will be served.
The schedule:

• Tonight, 5-6:30, North Branch Library, 1001 Monroe St. Presentation at 5:30 p.m. Bus service is available on Routes 29 and 42.

• Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Music City Central, 400 Charlotte Ave. Presentation at noon.

• Wednesday, 5-6:30 p.m. at Southeast Branch Library, 2325 Hickory Highlands Drive, Antioch. Presentation at 5:30 p.m. Bus service on Route 15.

• Thursday, 5-6:30 p.m. at Green Hills Library, 3701 Benham Ave. Presentation at 5:30 p.m. Bus service on Route 7.

Those who don't attend a meeting can still comment. The draft of the strategic plan will be available on the Web site http://www.nashvillemta.org/.

The Nashville MTA's Strategic Master Plan development is a joint effort between the Nashville MTA, Metropolitan Planning Organization, Metro Planning and the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

SOUND OFF: Comments can be mailed to the MTA Planning Department, attn: Public Meeting Comments, 130 Nestor St., Nashville, TN 37210; faxed to 615-862-6208; e-mailed to mta.publicmeetings@nashville.gov; or delivered by phone at MTA Customer Care, 615-862-5950.

BBB Lists Companies Consumers Can Do Without

News Channel 5 Investigates
Posted: July 24, 2009 02:23 PM CDT

It's not unusual for businesses to get complaints from customers from time to time.

The Better Business Bureau said there are some companies here in Middle Tennessee that have a lot of complaints and do little or even nothing to make things right. Those are the companies that end up on the BBB's semi-annual list of businesses that consumers can do without.

Consumer investigator Jennifer Kraus talked with BBB President Kathleen Calligan about who made the latest list.

"We're very serious about this list," said Calligan.

The Better Business Bureau said the companies on its list ignore customer complaints and engage in misleading advertising.

"We have to tell the public that these companies don't belong here," said Calligan.

Blue World Pools made the list because the company's ads claim they'll sell you a pool for just $299. The BBB said the company just uses that to get you in so they can sell you another more expensive pool.

"How much is the pool they want to sell you?" asked Kraus.

"About $14,000 to $18,000," answered Calligan.

The ads for the Loud 'N Clear claim the small device can give you extraordinary hearing. When NewsChannel 5 Investigates recently put their claims to the test, the Loud 'N Clear failed miserably.

"It is really a blatant example of false and misleading advertising," said Calligan.

The Summerstone Nursery in McMinnville sells to gardeners around the country through its website. Customers said they can't plant what the nursery sends them.

"This is the very quote from consumers who complained. 'Dead sticks arrived. I was supposed to get a pear tree. Nothing but a dead stick arrived,'" said Calligan.

AA Notary in Nashville hires notaries around the country to help with long distance real estate transactions. According to complaints filed with the BBB, these notaries said they do the work and then don't get paid.

The BBB first warned consumers about Real Living Properties earlier this month. Based in Clarksville, the company handles rental properties, often for soldiers who have been deployed.

"Unfortunately, this company doesn't do that. They rent the property and they never pass that rental money along to the property owner," said Calligan.

In fact, Marjorie Gwen Abbott, the owner of Real Living Properties was arrested two weeks ago and charged with theft.

Customers of Elite Auction Sales in Murfreesboro have complained to the BBB that they're not getting what they should from the company.

Calligan said customers tell the BBB, "They don't get the price that the merchandise sold for or the company fails to return their merchandise if it isn't sold."

The BBB has gotten dozens of complaints about All My Sons Moving.

The complaints include, "Taking way too long to do their job and they do charge by the hour and having unprofessional people on the job that have no idea how to effectively and safely pack up and move someone's furniture," according to the head of the BBB.

The final company on the list, Bob Neener Military Certificates also goes by the name Citation Express. It sells replacement military documents to veterans, but many said they have never received what they have paid for.

The Better Business Bureau said they only add companies to this list after the businesses have been notified repeatedly about customers' complaints and given multiple opportunities to fix the problems or address the issues.

Nashville airport may add kennel, clinic

Plan aims to boost slumping revenues
By Christina E. Sanchez • THE TENNESSEAN • July 25, 2009

A luxury kennel for pets and a health clinic where you could get prescriptions, immunizations and even a physical could be on the way for the nearly 10 million travelers who pass through the Nashville airport each year.

The airport, struggling with the recession's bite out of air travel, already has added several restaurants and businesses as part of a renovation that began in 2006.

Now it has asked businesses to submit proposals for a pet boarding business and a health clinic as a way to generate more revenue and create more traveler services.

At least a dozen airports across the country already have health clinics, and another handful have upscale kennels for pets with suites and massages for furry friends. One company has started an airline just for pets, Pet Airways, though it is not yet serving Nashville.

Part of the motivation for airport officials is the need to increase revenue lost because of a drop in air travel.

"We're always looking at new ways to offer service to airport passengers," said Emily Richard, airport spokeswoman. "We have 4,500 acres of land at the airport. We have plenty of space for revenue opportunities."

In June, parking fees were down 12 percent from the same month a year ago, while car rental revenue dropped 15 percent. Total passenger count was off 4.9 percent compared with last year, but it showed improvement over slower months earlier in the year.

Health-care clinics have caught on in popularity in the past two years because passengers have time on their hands after arriving earlier to deal with security measures.

Walk-in clinics or pharmacies already operate in airports in Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York, Dallas and Baltimore.

Most of them are operated by either New York-based Harmony Pharmacy and Health Center or Aeroclinic of Atlanta, though a few other companies are getting in on the service.

San Francisco International Airport added a Harmony Pharmacy two months ago where people can refill prescriptions before boarding flights. Or if they forget a prescription, they can have their doctor call one in. The airport had a walk-in health clinic well ahead of other airports — about 30 years ago.

"There was a Dr. Larry Smookler who envisioned 30 years ago a one-stop shop for travelers," said Mike McCarron, spokesman for the San Francisco airport. "It's fully staffed, people can get physicals, sutures and minor surgery."

At the Nashville airport last week, Nolensville resident Brian Snyder said the pet hotel and health-care clinic were good in theory, but he wasn't sure he would use either service. He leaves his 55-pound dog at home with his wife or would choose one of the four kennels he passes on his way to the airport.

"Such a service (at the airport) might very well be helpful to some pet owners," said Cogie Smeeton, guest services manager for an 18-acre pet boarding facility at The Farm at Natchez Trace. But she doubted that such a service would compete with hers because of the extensive services she offers.

Snyder, who flies out of Nashville International at least once a month for business, said the clinic sounded convenient, but he wondered if most health insurance would be accepted at an airport clinic or if prices would be inflated.

The airport has not gotten responses to its request for proposals for the pet kennel, and airport officials have not decided whether to advertise the idea again, Richard said.

Still accepting proposals
The airport is still accepting proposals on the health clinic. Some of the requirements would be that the vendor must be open year-round and operate from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Services would include immunizations, urgent care, occupational health, employee physicals and prescription and non-prescription medications. Also, the provider would have to accept Medicare, Medicaid and TennCare.

The clinic would be in an 832-square-foot space on the ticketing level of the concourse connector.

Raul Regalado, president and chief executive of Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, said neither of the ideas is a done deal.

It depends on what happens when the issue of financing is brought to the table, he added. "We want to make sure it is a viable option, not just an interesting one."

Minutes of HOA Meeting Thursday July 2009

1) Three No Trespassing signs will be purchased and placed at all entrances to "The Greens"(Motion Made – Seconded- passed)

2) Sink hole behind unit 132 will be fixed (Motion Made – Seconded – Passed)

3) Bid amounts for painting of the units and lights will be had by next meeting

4) Unit 207 has been approved for an addition to their backyard (Motion Made – Seconded- Passed).

5) To all of the Homeowners if you are planning or considering on making any changes to the outside of your Condo, this needs to be approved by the HOA Board.

6) Please, unless there is an emergency, instead of calling Jim Curley or any of the HOA Association Members, please leave an email stating the problem along with your unit and an email address or phone number so we can contact you. This helps keep a paper trail and if someone misses the message another member will pick it up. Email your questions or concerns to nashborogreens@yahoo.com.

Have a Great Week!

Just waiting on Approval for The HOA Meeting Minutes and I will Post

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Anything special going on for anyone?

If you are having a tag sale or garage sale let me know and I will post on the blog.

Hope everyone is having a good summer!

Thanks,

Mindy
mssphotography@aol.com

One More Thing.....

Are you a handyman, or own your own business and live at the "Greens"? I would like to start
a list of people that are available in our community of people that run their own business. No matter what type it is. With times the way they are I am sure people are looking for new customers...

Why not keep all in the family....?

Just send me the information and will post on the blog...

Just A thought!

Warning For Comcast Users that was Passed onto me

I wanted to give the "heads up" on a new fraudulent scam that occurred to me this morning. Be on the red alert for any scams such as this and immediately report it to Comcast.net Abuse Department.

WARNING FOR ALL COMCAST.NET MEMBERS: There is fraudulent emails being sent to Comcast.net users to send your current pass word to them for upgrading the system. DO NOT GIVE OUT YOUR PASS WORD TO ANYONE. This is a phony attempt to steal your identity. Immediately contact the abuse dept. of Comcast.net to inform them of this fraudulent email.Right now it is Comcast.net members that are the target, but be aware that your email account with any other company may be at risk in the future. Whether you use verizon, gmail, yahoo, aol or whoever, NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR PASS WORD TO ANYONE.

If you ever receive suspicious emails or offensive emails from unknown sources, contact your main email carrier to confirm whether it is a scam and to report the abusive email message. If you have received a letter similar to mine, feel free to leave me a comment. When I spoke with an individual from Comcast.net this morning, I was told that I am NOT the first to report this phony scam.

America's Most Endangered Malls

Photo taken by Phillip Riggins

U.S. News and World Report

Rick Newman

Hickory Hollow Mall
Occupancy rate: 82 percent. Sales per square foot: $187. Dillard’s is gone and two anchor slots are vacant at this Nashville, Tenn., mall. Other departed tenants include Linens ‘N Things and Steve & Barry’s, two of the biggest casualties of the recession.