February Highlights
- Mayor David Briley signed the Council Approved Right of Way Easement Ordinance for Mdioan Station Blvd and things are underway for the next phase of work -- You should see a sign going up soo and a date set for groundbreaking this Spring!
- Channel, 2 picked up on the excitement at my presentation to the Madison Rivergate Chamber on " Madison's Southern Gateways"
- Flooded Homes on Saunders Uner Codes Review and Inspection ( see below)
- Fun Time at the Gra-Mar Acres Neighborhood Chili Cookoff
- Looking forward to some RND Rock'n Dough Pizza and Brewery at the new Hampton Inn at Skyline on Dickerson Pike to Open late Spring.
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Calendar Notes MARCH 2019- Monday, March 4, 219, 5:30 Madison Monday's at Madison Police Precinct. This month featuring the Madison Rivergate Chamber of Commerce.
- Tuesday, March 5, 2019, 6:30 pm Metro Council Meeting
- Wednesday, March 6, 2019, 6:30 pm Tax Increment Financing Study & Formulating Committee Public Hearing Meeting at Council Chamber, 2nd Floor Historic Metro Courthouse
- Thursday, March 7, 2019, 6 pm Madison Station Fifty Forward 20th Anniversary of Whistle Stop. Tickets are still available until Monday, March 4 at 3 pm. Call 615-860-7180 to get yours!
- Saturday, March 9, 2019, 10:00 am - Heritage Village HOA Neighborhood Meeting
- Wednesday, March 13, 2019 -- Nancy turns 55 - Happy Birthday!
- Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 6:30 pm Metro Council
- Thursday, March 21, 2019, 8:30 am Coffee with NVR at Sidekicks Cafe (see more below)
- Sunday, March 24, 2019, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm NVR FUN-Raiser at Dee'sCountryr Cocktail Lounge ( See more below )
- Monday, March 25, 2019, 9:00 am Gra-Mar Acres Neighborhood Association Clean Up
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3809 Saunders Hearing NoticeUpdate to North Inglewood Neighborhood: Thanks to the diligence of Mary James Boyd, the work of hubNashville and the attentive reaction from Nashville Metro Codes and Nashville Metro Water Services, the rental properties of 3807 & 3809 & 3811 Saunders are under inspection.
Thanks in large part to neighborhood efforts, we are on the right track!
Finding affordable and SAFE housing shouldn’t be this hard. I promise to keep working on it.
Photo: Brian Holwerda
It is worth noting that CSX is responsible for the train tracks and the easement around it. CSX is private property. If you have a culvert behind your home that is near the tracks, as a responsible homeowner you should review it regularly and contact CSX to keep it clear. Particularly if your house is very very very close to a known stream and sits in a ditch.
I support the efforts of the Codes Dept on this issue. The worst of them is at 3809 Saunders.
February 8, 2019 – Codes received a phone call from a citizen stating the house was damaged due to flooding. Upon our inspection, we found inoperable vehicles, vehicles parked on the grass, vacant buildings that needed to be boarded as well as junk and debris. The property was deplorable – Codes issued notice for the owner to have all violations corrected on or before March 8, 2019. The notice was issued on February 8, 2019.
On February 12, 2019, we made another inspection and stated that the owner will have to obtain permits to repair the damage to the structure, and we posted a Stop Work Order since the owner was making repairs without the required Building Permit.
On February 15, 2019, we did place the structures under a Code Demolition Action since 50% of the structure was damaged and there would need to be a Code Demo Hearing. A Certified Letter that was mailed to the property owner notifying him to be in attendance for this Hearing on April 4, 2019, at 8:45 AM. A preliminary investigation was made by a Metropolitan Property Standards Inspector in accordance with the provisions of the Metropolitan Property Standards Code enacted by the Metropolitan Council as Ordinance No. BL-2001-585. The investigation made on 02/14/19, revealed that the structure located thereon appears to be unfit for human habitation because of existing conditions which do not comply with the Metropolitan Property Standards Code and which are therefore dangerous and injurious to the health, safety, and morals of the occupants of said structure or the occupants of neighboring structures, and other residents of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee.
The Metropolitan Property Standards Inspector who investigated your property has prepared an inspection report and it is requested that you appear for a hearing before the Director or his designated agent regarding this report at 8:45 a.m. on April 4, 2019, in the Metro Office Building, 800 2nd Avenue, South, 3rd Floor. You and/or parties in interest may file an answer to this complaint and you may appear in person, or otherwise, to offer your testimony or the testimony of your witnesses in opposition to the inspector’s report at the above mentioned time and date.
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Notes- TDOT has responded to my request to get Ellington Parkway north of Trinity Lane added to the maintenance work list. The folks of D8 will be happy to see the potholes & pavement problems addressed. Particularly around the exits all the way to Briarville.
- PROPERTY TAX RELIEF DEADLINE APRIL 5: Metro Trustee Charlie Cardwell is reminding eligible property owners over 65 who may qualify for the Tax Relief program (income less than $29,270) and the Tax Freeze program (income less than $41,780). Totally disabled and Disabled Veterans also may qualify. Email for information
- Impossible Crossings: The numbers of people killed and severely injured while walking in Nashville is on the rise. In 2017 we set a new record with 23 people killed while walking. In 2018 we matched that previously unmet record. No one should be killed walking in our city. Let's commit to eliminating traffic fatalities.
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NVR4D8 2019 Campaign Has Begun
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Nancy VanReece moved to Nashville in 1986 - she looked like this and ran a radio promotions agency. Music has always been a part of her music city roots and we want to have a party to move her re-election forward.
Save the date! Music and cash bar - donations go to Nancy VanReece 4 Metro Council, Lisa McCauley, treasurer.
It's gonna be epic as we infiltrate District 7 to show the importance of music unity for all - no matter what side of Gallatin Pike you are on!
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Nancy.VanReece@Nashville.gov
Vice Chair, Parks, Library & Arts Committee
Metro Nashville Innovations Committee
Convention, Tourism and Public Entertainment Facilities Committee
Health, Hospitals & Social Services Committee
Metro Nashville Diversity Advisory Committee
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