8/4/05 City Board of Mayor & Aldermen Meeting Highlites

Welcome to what may very well become
Nolensville's New Town Hall Complex.
The Mayor reported a strong possibility
that the elementary school would become
available for a new town hall since the
county plans to build a new school in 2007.

Meeting opened with one brave new citizen
stepping up to new mike/sound system and
asked the Mayor about dynamite blasting
near her home. She is worried about damage
to her home. She called Town Hall nobody
knew about it. She called Nashville Metro
and they told her to take pictures of her
house. Mayor said he knew nothing about
it. Great example of how much the city
needs a full time Town Administrator...our
Mayor has a full time job out of town so he
doesn't hear blasting. Note: Prior to Bent
Creek starting they sent staff with cameras
to nearby homes took pictures and assured
everyone any damage from blasting would
be covered.

New Police Chief, Paul Rigsby was sworn-in
by Mayor. He seems to be a "take-charge-
guy." Maybe he can enforce all of the signs
that warn..."No Construction Traffic" on
city streets. So far nothing has happened.
Construction traffic rolls on right past all
of the signs?

Mayor reported on his meeting with TDOT
about future by-pass starting north of city
near Burkitt and swinging west of Nolens-
ville road coming out near fire station south
of city. Estimated cost $1.9 million or more
with Nolensville sharing in cost up to about
$225,000 or more?

Next came 5 different ordinances for Public
Hearings. Details for each ordinance are very
brief and hard to understand by citizens...so
there was no comment by even one citizen.

Next the item that caught everyone's attention
was a very pointed discussion about The Reserve
a 41-home subdivision to existing Bent Creek.
The consideration and vote was on a planned
unit overlay for The Reserve. Alderman Joe
Curtsinger raised many different questions
i.e. road access to existing Bent Creek, entrance
access off Sam Donald road to The Reserve, size
of the lots and image and impressions pre-
sented to newcomers driving down Sam Donald
from the west toward Nolensville.
Mayor injected himself into exchange sayng
"He didn't like the tone of the discussion."
Curtsinger continued his line of questions noting
he hoped that there would be no more
"postage stamp lots." He concluded by asking
"rep" of The Reserve what he was going
to do for Nolensville. The final vote was close
with Larry Felts and Joe Curtsinger voting No!

The very last item on the agenda a Code of Ethics
discussion that really never took place.
Aside from being placed last on the agenda...
the Mayor said he couldn't be sure when it would
be possible to take up the subject again...
probably not in Sept/05 but sometime later...
only the Shadow knows?

Final comment on Code of Ethics by the Mayor...
"God forbid that we would have to have a work-
shop on this." Alderman Larry Felts needs to
come to the rescue again and get the Code of
Ethics on next meeting agenda.