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Commission rejects sewer request
The Cheatham County Commission
rejected a proposed $250,000 project
to extend sewer along 41-A from the
Jackson Felt Road intersection to the
Davidson County line.
Layne Gebers, owner of Frontier
Basement Systems, originally approached the commission with the
request in
October
2014. His
Clarksville-based
company
owns
property
located
at 5150
Highway
41-A, on
which he
intends to
relocated and expand his current business. To fulfill his plan for the property, sewer would be needed because
the property will not percolate for an
adequate septic system.
Up for consideration was a three-year
capital outlay note to fund the project
and an agreement for the development
of the property and for coverage of
some of the costs for residents. An
agreement was discussed in detail
during last week’s meeting of a spe-
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cial committee formed to address
commercial development issues in
the county. As part of the agreement,
Frontier Basement Systems was willing
to renovate an existing commercial
structure on the property and construct a new commercial structure on
the Cheatham County portion of the
property at
an approximate cost
of $576,000,
with an
estimated
completion
date of December. The
agreement
also called for
the business to pay
a portion of
the monthly sewer fee for residential
property owners who did not connect
to the sewer system. The estimated
cost for connecting to the sewer would
be around $7,000. However, according
to state law, residents would still be
charged a sewer fee on their monthly
bills, even if they elected not to connect to the sewer. Frontier Basement
Systems agreed to pay up to $20 a
month for the next 3 years for residenContinued, SEWER, p.8
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The planning commission for the
Town of Pleasant View met Tuesday,
January 27. Commission members
Stephen Carr and Tonnie Trotter did
not attend.
A recent issue over the town’s design
standards was brought to light by
Mayor Perry Keenan at the planning
commission’s January 13 workshop.
Derek Denney, owner of Denney
Mechanical, is in the process of constructing a building next to his offices
on Christopher Drive. In August,
Denney requested a special exception
to the design standards to allowed him
to use metal siding for the exterior
of the building in order to match the
office building adjacent. The request
was denied by the planning commisContinued, PV PLANNING, p. 20
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Obituaries
BATEY, Phyllis Ann, age 80, passed
away on January 28, 2015. She was
born January 13, 1935, to William M.
Gray and Rosie Bell Spann Gray. She
is preceded in death by her parents;
her husbands, Terry Dean Hooper
and Bobby Slayden Batey; her son,
William Daniel Hooper; her brother,
Alton Gray; and her great-grandchild,
Cash Hayden Pewitt. She is survived
by her sons, Terry Wayne Hooper
and Jimmy Slayden Batey; brother,
Demore Gray; grandchildren, Daniel
Hooper, Bobby Slayden Batey (Jamie),
and Whitney Kathleen Pewitt (Chris);
and great-grandchildren, Braxton
Grant and Jackson Ryan Pewitt and
Rebecca June and Rhett Slayden
Batey. Phyllis worked for Acme Boot
until the factory closed and then
Bruce Hardwood Flooring until her
retirement. Funeral service will be
Sunday, February 1, 2015, at 2 p.m.
in the Chapel of Cheatham County
Funeral Home. Burial will follow in
Dickson County Memorial Gardens
in Dickson, TN. Family will serve
as pallbearers. Visitation with the
family will be Saturday, January 31,
2015, from 12noon until 7pm and on
Sunday from 11am until service hour
of 2pm. Cheatham County Funeral
Home.
DILLON,
Mary Lou Felts
York, age 86,
of Springfield,
died Saturday,
January 24,
2015, at
NorthCrest
Medical Center.
Funeral services
were conducted
January 28th, at Austin & Bell Funeral
Home in Pleasant View. Burial followed in Good Springs Cemetery.
Mrs. Dillon was born in Cheatham
County on November 22, 1928 to
the late Millard Filmore and Luna
Williams Felts. She was a retired secretary for the Tennessee Crushed Stone
Association and was a member of the
Springfield First United Methodist
Church. In addition to her parents,
she is preceded in death by her first
husband, John Robert York; second
husband, Joe Dillon; brothers, Charles
Raymond “Pill” Felts, and Mack Felts.
Survivors include her daughters Gayle
Crawford, Martha Lou York, both of
Hermitage, Angela (Jeff) Herndon of
Canton, GA; brother, Donald “Buster”
(Ann) Felts of Springfield; sister, Joyce
Fletcher of Cheatham County; grandchildren, Sarah Crawford, Andrew
Bell, and Matthew Bell. The family
requests, if so desired, that any memorial contributions be made to the
charity of one’s choice. Austin & Bell
Funeral Home in Pleasant View was
in charge of arrangements. (615) 7464433 www.austinandbell.com
HOGUE, Jesse
Ellis, age 70, of
Pleasant View,
Tennessee,
died Monday,
January 26,
2015, at his
home. Funeral
services were
conducted
January 30,
with burial in
Good Springs
Cemetery. Mr. Hogue was born in
Ashland City, Tennessee on September
27, 1944 to the late Jesse E. and Bertha
“Gertie” Gafford Hogue, Sr. He was
retired having worked in the Shipping
Department at State Industries and as
a Purchasing Agent for Water Bonnet.
He was a member of Good Springs
Free Will Baptist Church where he
served as a deacon for many years.
He was also a member of Gideons
International - Cheatham County
Camp. In addition to his parents, he
is preceded in death by his baby sister, Estelle Hogue, and sister, Lone
Osborne. He is survived his wife of 51
years, Janice Hogue; son, Keith (Vera)
Hogue of Pleasant View; daughter,
Kaye (Tony) Keller of Hendersonville;
sister, Artie Bell Prater of Sandersville,
Georgia; grandsons, Daniel (Maggie)
Hogue, Joshua Hogue, both of
Pleasant View, Jacob Keller and Zach
Keller of Hendersonville; great-granddaughter, Savannah Grace Hogue of
Pleasant View; and several loving nieces and nephews. The family requests,
if so desired, that memorial contributions be made to either Good Springs
Church or Gideon’s InternationalCheatham County Camp. All donations may be sent in care of Austin
& Bell Funeral Home in Pleasant
View. Austin & Bell Funeral Home in
Pleasant Vew was in charge of these
arrangements. (615) 746-4433 www.
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Cheatham Crime
Steven Davis Brown, 32, 4393
Treeline Way, Douglasville, Georgia,
charged on January 27 with driving
on revoked, suspended or cancelled
license.
Elizabeth M. Wilson, 46, 620
Gossett Road, #17, Ashland City was
taken into custody and charged with
domestic assault on January 21.
Nicole Kimberly Allen, 33, 1737
Big Marrowbone Road, Joelton, was
charged with DUI, driving on revoked,
suspended or cancelled license, and
possession of schedule II drug on
January 21.
Virgil Emmet O’Rourke, 82,
was cited for driving on revoked,
suspended or cancelled license on
January 21.
Austin Clay Lee Lindsey, 18, 5744
Eatons Creek Road, Joelton, was
charged with contributing to the
delinquency of a minor on January 22.
Danny Joe Spurlock, 1280
Kimbrough Road, Ashland City, was
charged with harassment (non verbal)
repetitive calling/texting on January
22.
John Thomas Scalf, 26, 5055
Ridge Road, Joelton, was charged on
January 23 with speeding, violation of
responsibility of financial responsibility
law, address change required, and
failure to appear (felony).
Charles Benjamin Miller, Jr., 29, 6470
Old Hickory Blvd., Whites Creek, was
charged on January 23 with possession
of schedule I drug, and possession of
drug paraphernalia.
Kendrick Andrea Carter, 38, 1717
Stewart Place, Nashville, was charged
with schedule I drugs: manufacture,
delivery, sell and possession on
January 23.
Leslie Marie Mangrum, 19, 4326
Highway 13 South, Waverly, was
charged with leaving the scene of an
accident on January 24.
Kimberly Renee Murphy, 29, 1035
Poplar Ridge Road, Chapmansboro,
was charged with driving on revoked,
suspended or cancelled license on
January 26.
Patrick William Gunter, 26, 107
Pinnacle Court, Pleasant View, was
charged on January 26 with driving
on revoked, suspended or cancelled
license.
Staycee Lynne Lumsden, 29, 502
Croley Drive, Nashville, was taken
into custody on January 26 and
charged with driving on revoked,
suspended or cancelled licnse.
Joshua Alan Gilliam, 24, 120 Arbor
Loop, Ashland City, was charged with
assault on January 27.
A theft of jewelry was reported at
1002 Chandler Road, Ashland City,
on January 21.
A vehicle theft was reported on
January 24 at 1941 Bandy Road,
Ashland City.
On January 27, a vehicle was
reported stolen at 5440 Highway 41A,
Joelton.
An aggravated home burglary was
investigated on January 27 at 2987
Sweethome Road, Ashland City.
A home burglary with vandalism
was reported at 7524 Old Clarkville
Pike, Joelton on January 28.
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tial property owners not connecting to
the sewer. The agreement also stated
that Frontier Basement Systems would
not be prevented from developing,
leasing or selling other portions of the
property. They, or a comparable commercial operation, would be required
to use sewer extension for at least five
years from the date of completion.
In the public forum, concern over the
project was voiced by residents. Resident Joe Wiggins said the increase of
monthly water and sewer bills would
be difficult for some of the residents
because many are elderly and living on
fixed incomes. Wiggins said, “This is
not a Cheatham County problem and
certainly not a problem the tax payers
should pay for.”
Gebers expressed that his business
had looked at all of its options before coming to the county for assistance. His business currently has 49
employees and is in the process of
hiring additional employees. With a
current annual payroll of $1.4 million,
Gebers argued that it would have a
positive financial impact on the county
and increase its tax base. Gebers told
commissioners it was time for the
county to make an investment in its
future by providing sewer at the I-24
interchange.
Brandi Ghergia, the executive director
of the Cheatham County Chamber
of Commerce, voiced support for the
project. Ghergia, who resides in the
second district, spoke to the commission as a resident. She said the county
is spreading the word that it is “open
for business” and a vote against the
proposal would send a different message.
Commissioner Jarreau, who represents the second district, encouraged
commissioners to vote against the
project. She said she was opposed to
spending the county’s money to run
a sewer line to the county line for the
benefit of one business. “I don’t think
that’s good business,” she said. Jarreau
said the majority of the residents who
live in the area do not want the sewer
expansion into that area and she would
be voting against it.
Commissioner McCarver also voiced
several concerns. He asked what type
of precedent the county would be
setting if it approved the project to
accommodate a single business. McCarver said, “We are not that desperate
for business. It is a good thing to be
business friendly, but we are not that
desperate to take anything.”
The motion to approve the project was
made by Tim Williamson and seconded by Gary Binkley. The motion
failed by an 8 to 4 vote. Voting for
the motion were Gary Binkley, Tim
Williamson, Donnie Jordan, and Diana
Pike. Voting against the motion were
Betty Ramsey, Ann Jarreau, Connie
Mayo, Dale McCarver, Walter Weakley,
Eugene Evans, Shannon Pickard, and
Jimmy Hedgepath.
The commission’s capital improvements committee recently voted to
purchase the former Ashland City
skating rink located on Brook Hollow
Drive. Committee chairman Gary
Binkley detailed possible uses of the
property, including storage of vehicles and equipment, especially for the
Sheriff ’s Department. Vehicles and
other items confiscated by the Sheriff ’s
Department could be stored there. It
would also allow for county vehicles,
currently parked in the parking lot
behind Ashland City City Hall, to be
moved to free up parking around the
Cheatham County Courthouse. The
building could possibly be used for
office space as well.
The building is approximately
13,000 square feet and includes three
acres. County Mayor David McCullough is currently in negotiations
with the property owner and plans to
present the potential costs to the commission’s budget committee at their
February 10 meeting. Funding for the
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School Board affirms Curtis 5% bonus in addition to $20,000
performance bonus
Dr. Stan Curtis, Director of
Schools, will earn a 5% bonus along
with all other staff employed by the
Cheatham County School System.
Thursday, at their first workshop
meeting of the year, it was agreed
unanimously among board members
that Curtis should earn the 5% bonus
along with all other employees.
The approval of 5% bonuses came
after the school board went before
the County Commission requesting a
pay increase for all employees. The
Commission denied approving a pay
increase.
Curtis returned to the Commission
in December asking permission to give
all employees a 5% bonus. County
Commission approved a 5% bonus for
all employees of the school system.
The money used to supplement the
5% bonus comes from money reserved
in the school board’s Fund Balance.
The School Board rejected con-
cerns from some members of the
Commission that to award Curtis the
5% bonus would require a separate
vote because he is under a separate
contract from all other employees.
Curtis already has a built-in $20,000
performance bonus. His contract
does state that he is to receive any
raise given to supervisors, but it does
not mention a further bonus. Curtis
contract calls for 100% of his family
health insurance, 100% of his family
dental insurance and 100% of his family vision to be paid. Commissioners
had argued that if teachers’ insurance
payments were increased (as recently happened in Robertson County),
Curtis’ would still receive his health,
vision, and dental insurance because
those items are stipulated in his contract.
There were questions whether the
purchase would have to be approved
by the full commission. In other business, the commission
unanimously approved a resolution
requesting the Tennessee State Legislature to consider revising a state law
that allows for utility districts to charge
customers for sewer if available at their
property, even if they are not connected to the sewer service.
Several budget amendments were approved, including a transfer of $25,000
from the jail’s reserved litigation fees
to hire a consulting engineer to assess
issues in the county jail.
In November, Sheriff Mike Breedlove
told the commission’s capital improvements committee that the county’s jail
was in need of major plumbing, heat
and air and electrical repairs.
An engineering company will now
conduct an assessment of the jail and
determine specific repairs needed to
comply with state codes. The county
will then evaluate costs of addressing
the identified issues.
Another request by the Sheriff ’s
Department to use $48,300 from the
jail budget to cover outstanding inmate
medical bills was also approved.
The Commission’s meeting are
normally held on the third Monday of
each month. However, the February
meeting will be held on the fourth
Monday due to President’s Day. The
next meeting will be Monday, February 23 at 7:00 p.m.
Continued, CURTIS BONUS , p. 9
February 2, 2015
CURTIS BONUS
(cont. from p. 1)
Director of Schools was included in
receiving the 5% bonus. School Board
members agreed the approved vote by
board members and commission was
to give all employees the bonus including Director of Schools. Members did
not see the need to vote on giving the
Director of Schools the same bonus.
“All means all in my opinion,”
states board member Louallen. All
other board members were in agreement with Louallen. Curtis thanks
board members for their affirmation
of bonus approval.
Monday, February 2, 2015 board
members will meet for their first
school board meeting. On the agenda
Monday members will vote to make
budget adjustments validating 5%
bonus adjustments in five of the budget line items.
Members will vote by roll call voting to use $500,000.00 of the Project
Prevent Grant money. Commission
will have to grant approval since it is
new revenue and expense in the budget.
At Monday’s upcoming meeting
students from Sycamore High School
Tennessee Technological Student
Association (TSA), who competed and
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participated in the Middle Tennessee
Regional TSA Competition will be
recognized. Also being recognized
will be Outstanding Employees of the
Month for December and January.
The Cheatham County School
Board meeting will be held Monday,
February 2, at 7:00 pm in the Annex
Building in Ashland City.
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Lawrence
Gunnells
Exchange
Sports Editor
Super Bowl story
lines getting way
off the football field
It’s been a typical Super Bowl week
in the age of hyper-media coverage,
where everything gets over-inflated except the footballs.
‘Deflategate’ has gotten more airplay
than a Katy Perry song, who made sure
that everyone knew that “nothing will
be deflated” during the half-time show,
as if we needed to know that.
More has been said about what hasn’t
been said that actual football conversation. The battle between the NFL and
Marshawn Lynch took on even more
ridiculous attention as Lynch refused
to speak at his mandatory press conferences, unless you count his “I’m just
hear so I won’t get fined” statement
made over 30 times on Wednesday.
All of this adds up to less interest in
the game, right? Wrong again, grasshopper. The projected TV audience is
now upwards of 200,000,000, and that
may actually be low considering the
only thing you can actually count is
TVs and I’ll have 11 people watching
my one TV at my house. So the smart
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Westmoreland makes it interesting
Sycamore teams’
season split sets up
tourney showdown
By Lawrence Gunnells
I-24 Exchange Sports Editor
Sycamore teams had a tough
homecoming night Friday against
Westmoreland, losing both games.
For the Lady War Eagles, it was
their first regular season district loss
since 2012, and the first under coach
Kim Taylor.
Somehow one expected it would
come against Westmoreland, who
played the Lady War Eagles tough in
their first meeting at Westmoreland,
and were the only District 9-AA
team to beat Sycamore last year,
that one coming in the Area 5-AA
semi-finals.
This one was a see-saw battle as
all of the last six have been, with the
fourth quarter being the difference.
Westmoreland prevailed 41-36.
Taylor Binkley had 17 points to
lead the Lady War Eagles.
This is likely to set up a similar
scenario to last year, when Sycamore
was the one-seed and Westmoreland
the two. The teams met in the 9-AA
tourney final, with the Lady War Eagles winning.
The girls bounced back to defeat
Franklin on Tuesday, clearly putting
the disappointment behind them. The
57-47 victory keeps Sycamore on
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From Page 10
thing would ve to actually go to the
game, right? Better start completing that
second mortgage application. The cheap
seat were going for around $9,000 each.
That was on Thursday. Wednesday’s
price was $8,000 minimum (on a $1500
face value ticket) so you see where this
is going.
I am personally interested in the
game, and this one should be fun. The
Patriots are about a two touchdown favorite on most people’s boards, and it
is possible that they may find a way to
cheat their way into a victory. But most
of the 11 at my house will be pulling for
the Seahawks, particularly because one
of our spectators grew up in Washington
state, and bleeds green and blue.
I think Seattle’s defense and the intangibles that quarterback Russell Wilson
brings to the game will be the difference. I don’t see the scores exceeding
30 points because of the defenses, so
I’m going to say: Seattle 27, New England 24.
Next week, we’ll talk about the real
attracton of the game: the best commercials. My question is which beer commercial has the greatest potential for
making the non-beer-drinkers cry alligator tears?
Eagles nest.
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INTERESTING
The boys lost to Westmoreland, 41From Page 10
34, playing a very close game in the first
pace to win 20 games this season. It’s half and struggling early in the second
the second year in a row that the Lady half.
War Eagles have beaten the Lady Rebels, led by Josh Goodwin’s wife, Kari.
Against Franklin boys, to say it was
a slow shooting night for the War Eagles would be an understatement. No
Sycamore player was in double figures.
Leading scorer Matt Brown had eight
points (4-11) and didn’t shoot a free
throw. As a team the War Eagles were
16 of 38 (42%) from the floor on the
night.
Despite all of that, Sycamore trailed
by only three at the half, but was outscored 20-9 in the third quarter and end-
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Sycamore High School Basketball
Players of the Week vs Westmoreland & Franklin
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March 9
Sycamore’s
Landon Hogan
gets inside for
a layup against
Westmoreland on
Friday night.
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Taylor Binkley
Landon Hogan
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Matt
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(10)
makes a
move to
the basket
against
Westmoreland on
Friday.
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Gideon
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At the Library
February is the shortest month of
the year. However, there are plenty of
activities for all ages at the Cheatham
County Public Library.
The Library’s Lego Club will hold its
initial meeting on Saturday, February 7th
at 10:00 am. The club is open to Lego
enthusiasts of all ages. The Library will
provide Legos for the event. As the club
grows, donations of additional Legos,
Lego base plates or Lego characters
would be welcomed.
“Little Mermaid 2”, a 2000 animated
feature, is February’s family movie. The
story finds Ariel’s daughter longing for
an adventure under the sea. At age 12,
she runs away from home to explore the
sea. This puts her in danger from a sea
witch. The movie begins at 6:00 pm on
the 21st in the community room. Free
popcorn and juice boxes are available
for those who attend.
A Valentine’s party will highlight
Story Time in February. Miss Shirley
will host the party on the 10th and 11th.
Everyone is encouraged to bring Valentines. Clifford books will be featured
on the 3rd and 4th, Curious George the
17th and 18th, and Story Time will wrap
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up February with Eric Carle books on
the 24th and 25th. Story Time begins at
10:00 am each Tuesday and Wednesday.
Saturday, February 28th is the date of
the Friends of the Library Book Sale.
The sale will be in the library’s lower
level. The Friends of the Library also
provide a daily book sale table at the
main entrance. There are a great variety
of books available at reasonable prices
for purchase.
The library will be closed on February
16th for President’s Day. We will reopen
Tuesday, February 17th at regular hours.
Your library card also offers access to
digital books. Please visit; http://reads.
lib.overdrive.com if you enjoy ebooks.
For more information concerning the
library, please visit our website at www.
sites.google.com/site/cheathamcountylibrary. There are many educational
and informational links provided on
our website.
Our Facebook page provides up-tothe-minute information and photos
from library events. Please call 615792-4828 for more information. A full
February calendar can be obtained at
the library’s front desk.
Submitted by Walter Pitt , Library
Assistant
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sion. Residents of Christopher Drive
voiced concern over the construction of metal buildings on the street.
Outside the city limit, the property on
Christopher Drive is zoned residential.
However, property on the street and
inside the city limits of Pleasant View
is zoned commercial.
Denney reportedly contacted city
officials to determine if HardiPlank
Siding was acceptable for the exterior of the building. He was informed
that it was an acceptable material and
would meet the city’s design standards
approved last year. After installing the
HardiPlank Siding, it was brought to
the attention of the city that the siding
did not meet the design standards.
Only brick and stone are listed as acceptable exterior materials. Also, metal siding has been used on
the rear of the building, and some
planning commission members had an
issue with the use of metal siding on
the rear elevation of the building.
Kenny Elrod, planning commission
chairman, said the options for the
planning commission included approving the building “as is,” accept the
HardiPlank but require the removal
and replacement of the metal siding
with HardiPlank to match the other
three sides of the building, or require
Denney to remove all the HardiPlank
and replace it with brick or stone. Elrod was very concerned about the
installation of metal siding after the
planning commission determined that
metal siding would not be acceptable.
Elrod commented, “I do not know
about the rest of you, but I do not
volunteer my time to be ignored.” He
told the commission that even though
the city made a mistake, the builder
is still required to follow regulations
and ordinances. This was confirmed
by Chris Clark, attorney for the Town
of Pleasant View. Elrod said, “At the
very least I would like to see us make
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him take the metal siding off. We very
clearly told him not to put that on
there.”
Danny Rediker said, “I agree with
you on the metal. There should not be
any metal on the building.” He added,
“If someone from the city told him he
could use it [HardiPlank], he did the
right thing in asking and he went with
the answer he was told. I don’t know
how you can punish a man for doing
that.”
“The issue of builders coming to the
building commissioners office and
getting approval for things other than
what we approve is being addressed by
the Mayor,” reported Elrod.
Rediker made a motion, seconded by
Dan Small, to approve the HardiPlank
Siding as an exception for the Denney
property but require the metal siding
on the rear elevation of the building
to be removed and replaced with
HardiPlank to match the other three
sides of the building. The motion was
approved unanimously.
A request to rezone approximately 3
acres at the end of Rachel Court, off
Substation Road, from R2 to MPUD
(Mixed Planned Unite Development)
was approved by the commission. The request made by Robert and
Debbie Keenan is for a proposed
gated apartment complex consisting
of 30 units and a 4,460 square foot
commercial building. The proposal
presented to the planning commission
calls for 25 two-bedroom units and 5
three-bedroom units on the property
with the main gated entrance at the
cul-de-sac on Rachel Court.
There was a lengthy discussion about
traffic issues that could be created by
the development, which will have an
additional gate at Keenan Court, behind the Ren-Mar Shopping Center. Rediker expressed the need for more
time to study the development. He
pointed out that with a PUD the zoning becomes the site plan. wwww.exchangehotspot.com
Elrod said, “We are just making a
recommendation to the city council, so
you have more time to look at it before
the council meeting.
A motion was made by Jimmy West
and seconded by Jordan Tupper for
approve the request. Rediker cast
the lone vote against approval of the
rezoning. The rezoning will now be
taken before the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen with a recommendation for
approval from the planning commission.
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The Great Beginnings toddler program opened in 2013 and provides a learning environment that
nurtures and stimulates each child’s growth and development.
PreK 3 and Junior Kindergarten offer young children an opportunity to grow physically, socially, academically
and spiritually. Curriculum includes music classes, technology classes, library time, play time, and beginning Spanish.
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Cameras are located in all classrooms from 12 months to 4 year olds in order for parents to
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Tours every Tuesday 9 till 1 without appointment
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