District 29: Reminder - You are invited to the community meeting scheduled to discuss the Urban Chicken Ordinance Saturday January 14, 2012 from 12 pm until 2 pm Antioch Church of Christ 2142 Antioch Pike. Thank you to all who have made phone calls to me as well as sent emails. I am continuing to receive feedback after the public meeting that was held at our first metro council meeting of the year. Please continue to give me your feedback. The final vote on this takes place at our upcoming Metro Council Meeting this Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Thank you.
Click on the below to view the ordinance
http://www.nashville.gov/mc/ordinances/term_2011_2015/bl2011_47.htm
Other Legislation
- Thank you for your feedback on the below ordinance. It has passed the Metro Council. I will keep you updated on how this will affect our ability to improve the turnaround time to cut and take care of neglected lots.
http://www.nashville.gov/mc/ordinances/term_2011_2015/bl2011_34.htm
- I am a co sponsor for legislation to include a fiscal note for all bills
http://www.nashville.gov/mc/ordinances/term_2011_2015/bl2012_91.htm
Area RUBY TUESDAY - Nashboro/Murfreesboro Road location steps up to help with the
Lakeview Elementary School Playground Build Project
Please consider helping with this very important project to help one of our neighborhood schools. The playground is very much needed
Mark your calendars to dine at our District Ruby Tuesday, Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6 PM. 20% of all sales will be given to this project. A special thank you is extended to District 29's own LaTisha Cox, who lives in our district and is the General Manager for helping with this effort and Principal Robin Shumate for her outstanding leadership! We need all neighbors in District 29 to help make this a success. Thank you.
UPDATE ON HICKORY HOLLOW
I attended the THHAP (The Hickory Hollow Action Partnership Group) meeting this past Tuesday at Zaxby's. A representative from Nashville State was in attendance and they are moving forward with breaking ground to begin the build out for their campus to be located in the Dillard's building at Hickory Hollow Mall this fall 2012. I was pleased to see neighbors from District 29 in attendance at the meeting. I will continue to send out notices of their meetings. Mr. Steve Abernathy who is with the Cane Ridge Community Club suggested to Matt Wiltshire with the Mayors Office of Economic and Community Development who was also present, to approach Sears leadership, to inquire if they could relocate or consolidate their outlet operations to the Hickory Hollow Mall location since it is a larger space and since they own it. This is a great idea and what was added to the discussion also was for them to arrange for the council members and THHAP leadership to speak directly to the corporate leaders at both Sears and Macy's because generally corporations make decisions based on their sales and other budgetary data instead of planned activities that are being made to revitalize a particular area. This will at least give them information that they can consider should other options be available due to the projected increase of foot traffic expected from the revitalization and other data from the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce that was presented at the meeting by THHAP's Ben Freeland. Also information was shared that the Global Market, Expanded Library, Community Center are still moving forward. Also announced was the opening of the store Family Dollar behind Zaxby's
Brush Pickup
Metro Nashville Public Works will begin Brush and Leaf collections in our district "Area 4 " beginning on January 23, 2012.
To ensure that your brush will be collected , you should have limbs and all other yard waste out and ready for pick-up on the date above. Place only limbs, branches and true yard waste by the curb for brush crews. Lumber, household trash and other types of debris found in your brush pile means it won’t get picked up. Brush piles should not be placed close to mailboxes, utility poles, fences, trees or other stationary objects. The mechanical arm of the knuckle boom truck needs enough room to lift the brush pile up and into the trailer pulled behind the truck. Only the driver travels with each truck; no other crew members are there to move piles or separate items that don’t belong in a brush pile.
Place leaves in biodegradable paper bags only; Paper biodegradable bags can be purchased at most hardware stores, Wal-Mart's, Target, Home Depot, etc. Public Works also has a supply of these bags available for purchase at the Omohundro Convenience Center: 5 bags for $3.00 and 10 bags for $6.00. Plastic bags will not be picked up.
2011-2012 Collection Dates
Please have your brush out for collection by the following dates:
January 23, 2012
May 16, 2012
You can review details for each route on the below Website by clicking on this link:
