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Next Meeting: We will be joining the Glengarry Park Neighborhood Watch for the Mayor's Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, August 5th, 6:30 p.m. at Arlington Methodist Church - 1360 Murfreesboro Pike. This is a pot luck dinner, so please bring a covered dish. We are expecting council reps, school board candidates, the Metro Police and more. (Most TMAG meetings are held the 3rd Thursday of every other month, at 6:30 p.m.)
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Highlights
September 20, 2007 - Linda Howard, from MDHA, brought us the bad news that TDOT will not be funding the streetscape improvements in 2007. The consensus of the group was that we should reapply for 2008, and if that doesn't get accepted, use the original grant funds for whatever can be accomplished at Murfreesboro Road and Thompson Lane. Ms. Howard provided 2 sheets of paper: one outlining the details of the project, and the other a form letter for members and other stakeholders to sign and return by our next meeting on October 18. More»
July 19, 2007 - TMAG welcomed the candidates for the Disctricts 13 and 16 Metro Council seats in a informal forum.
June 12, 2007 - TMAG joined with the Flatrock Heritage Foundation and the Nolensville Road Community Partnership in sposoring a Mayoral Candidate Forum. David Briley, Bob Clement, Karl Dean, Buck Dozier, Kenneth Eaton and Howard Gentry participated. Every candidate who particpated promised to meet with the combined groups, if elected, within 90 days of taking office.
TMAG will return to it's regularly scheduled 3rd Thursday/5:00 meeting time on July 19th at the Vultee Church of Christ, with hopefully a Metro Council Districts 13/16 candidates informal forum. The incumbants have already agreed to attend.
April 19, 2007 - Metro Planning Director Rick Bernhardt spoke at length about potential imporvements to the city's "Pikes", including Murfreesboro Road. See our minutes.
September 21, 2006 - Jim Douglas of Hodgeson and Douglas presented the final version of the master plan for MDHA's streetscape improvements to Murfreesboro Road.
April 20, August 26 & November 4, 2006- We held neighborhood cleanups. Special thanks to the Drug Court for providing extra help. About 70 bags of litter were collected along with a few large automotive parts.
April 20, 2006 - We held a Judicial Candidates Forum
for contested vacancies for the General Sessions Court. Candidates
included: Angie Blackshear Dalton, Blake Freeman,
Steve Holzaphel, Lynda Jones, David Huff, Larry Wilson, Leon
Rubenand Diane Turner. “Jack” Brown
III was represented by a family friend. A representative for Ross
Alderman (public defender) also appeared.
March 16, 2006 - We held a Judicial Candidates Forum for the contested vacancies for Circuit Court. Candidates included: Carol Soloman, Jef Goldtrap (Division 8) and Amanda McClendon, Matt Sweeney, Jimmy Duncan (Division 2). The forum was moderated by State Representative Janis Sontany. Also present were General Sessions Candidates Antionette Regnier Welch and Leon Ruben, as well as representives for Linda Jones (General Sessions) and Ross Alderman (Public Defender).
November 17, 2005 - The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) wrapped up its series of preliminary meetings to gather input for the $600,000 community development grant for improving the Murfreesboro Road Commercial District. Consensus was that the primary focus be the Thompson Lane/Murfreesboro Rd. intersection, with the secondary focus being the Spence Lane/interchange area. It was also suggested that improvements be made to the infrastructure of the medians to make them safer, followed closely by the appearance (and hopefully, lower maintenance) of the medians and more pedestrian-friendly additions like crosswalks and sidewalks. A "bookend" approach with attention to both the Thompson Lane and Spence Lane intersections, followed by further work to the middle sections was viewed as desirable.
MDHA will most likely hold its next round of meetings in the spring of 2006. They are hoping for additional funding from TDOT and other sources. TMAG would like to thank them for their hard work. It will be up to our businesses and neighborhoods to make the most of this opportunity.
July 18, 2005 - The MDHA held a kickoff meeting to begin receiving input about a community development block grant designed to improve the Murfreesboro Road Commercial District from Spence Lane through Thompson Lane. This could affect the appearance of this major corridor for years to come. Several other areas of town have benefited from these grants, including Woodbine and 12th South.
In attendance were State Senator Thelma Harper, State Rep. Janice Sontany, and Council members Amanda McClendon and Carl Burch. Representing MDHA were Linda Howard, Community Planner and David Koellein, Development Program Manager. Monthly meetings will continue until a plan is in place.
October 21, 2004 - TMAG, along with the Murfreesboro Road Business Association, Dickerson Road Merchants Association, and the Northeast Nashville Coalition, sponsored a follow-up At-Large Council Member Forum to 2003's At-Large Candidates Forum. In attendance were At-Large Council Members David, Briley, Buck Dozier, Diane Neighbors, and Carolyn Baldwin Tucker. (Adam Dread had a prior commitment.) Also in attendance were District Council Members Carl Burch, Ronnie Greer, J.B. Loring and Amanda McClendon, as well as State Rep. Janis Sontany.
Issues addressed included: crime and prostitution and the use of specialty courts or dockets, the quality of city services and concerns about the politicization of pubic works, economic development of the positive kind, and neighborhood condition issues - whether the codes and health departments are doing enough for neighborhoods.
May 20th 2004 , Council Member Amanda McClendon and State Rep. Janis Sontany announced that $600,000 MDHA community development grant for the Murfreesboro Road corridor from Spence Lane to Thompson Lane. TMAG hopes to involve the Murfreesboro Road Business Association and the Civic Design Center in helping MDHA with its plans.
Police Chief Ronal Serpas was the primary speaker at the meeting. He was joined by Hermitage Precinct Captain Michelle Richter and South Precinct Captain Rick Lankford. For a summary of Chief Serpas' comments, please refer to the meeting minutes above.
May 22 2004 , TMAG sponsored it's first neighborhood festival with live music, vendor booths, children's activities, and many other activities. It was held at Glenwood Baptist Church, near the intersection of Thompson Lane and Murfreesboro Road.
February 19 2004 , TMAG held it's first "Security Summit" involving representatives of the Metro Police Department, Private Security Companies, Apartment and Hotel Management, other business owners and representatives, as well as neighborhood residents. The goal was to share "best practices" for crime prevention and deterrence, including personal and property security. Contributing to the panel were: Richard Griffin (TMAG vice-president,) Ruth Harris (Thompson Place Apartments,) Betty Street (Executive Suites Inn,) Capt. Tommy McBride (Metro Police - Hermitage,) Capt. Rick Lankford (Metro Police - South,) Sgt. Chris West - South,) and J. Buford Tune (Academy of Personal Protection and Security.) We had a large turnout, and expect to be furthering the discussion on crime prevention and security as part of our on-going goals. |
Security Summit Highlights:
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