In the debate over the fairgrounds proposal and the administration’s proposed creation of the Expo Center at Hickory Hollow, I have noticed a troubling phenomenon among those who oppose the project. This movement is exemplified in Mike Byrd’s blog post of tonight: What has Hickory Hollow owner CBL done for Nashville that would warrant Metro... Continue Reading →
This Sunday at 7 p.m. the folks from Extreme Home Makeover will tell the story of the Nashville floods from the perspective of my good friends at the Lighthouse Christian Fellowship. How well I remember in the early hours of our disaster sitting 800 yards from the swollen Mill Creek and watching the Hope House,... Continue Reading →
Karl Dean and his administration REALLY don’t like it when someone pushes against their agenda, and they have been clear that they will do almost anything to challenge those who question their wisdom. Councilman at Large Jerry Maynard experienced this when he pushed hard on the administrations stated (at the time) intention of closing down... Continue Reading →
Note to city . . . historians are usually located near universities, something sorely lacking in Antioch. While I love the idea of the archives being at Hickory Hollow, we probably need to consider the needs of the user base along the way. "Hickory Hollow Mall is in the very farthest corner of the... Continue Reading →
It’s no secret that I have been skeptical of the proposal to close down the existing fairgrounds. Certainly some of this is based in nostalgia for my past, with fond memories of riding the Skyliner at Fair Park and seeing pre-airplane crash Lynyrd Skynyrd at the racetrack in the ‘70’s. In recent years, our family... Continue Reading →
This past Thursday night, a group of folks gathered in an abandoned store front off the center court at Hickory Hollow Mall to hear about the latest plans for mall revitalization, focused on the proposal by city government to locate a regional community center, a public library branch, and a community health clinic in the... Continue Reading →
My last two posts have focused on the issue of openness and transparency in planning for community growth. Of course I recognize that there are limits to how open one can be, and that some businesses have models that require confidential communication (part of the issue with the Hickory Hollow WIC proposal is a need... Continue Reading →
Yesterday Phil Williams at Newschannel5 ran a story on the possibility of privatizing the public parking system of Nashville. There are lots of questions to be considered about that possibility, but in reading the story on-line I was pointed to an November 19 e-mail from Rich Riebling to Mayor Dean which also contained something else... Continue Reading →
Duane Dominy, councilperson of the 28th District, just sent out a copy of a letter he had written to Christina Sanchez regarding the Tennessean article on the opposition to the WIC clinic by Antioch residents: Dear Ms. Sanchez, I appreciate the story in today's Tennessean regarding the search for an alternate location to serve the... Continue Reading →
I spent this evening with a bunch of angry Antioch residents about the proposed WIC clinic in Hickory Hollow Mall, which is being considered by the Metro Council tomorrow night. The meeting had all the elements of community meetings that I fear (and that keep my from running for office) – long winded speeches long... Continue Reading →
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