Green Hills Ticked Off

CLAWS, PAWS AND JAWS GREEN HILLS TICKED OFF Page Page 14 NEWS 12 VOLUME 32 FEBRUARY 27, 2020 NUMBER 7 Mayor submits First Capital Spending Plan City leaders seek public opinion to address urgent needs on Transportation Plan Residents offer suggestions for improving transportation in Nashville during a February 20 listening session. - photo by Paul Ladd Paul Ladd transit problems. Contributor to The News Mayor John Cooper prom- - photo by Tanner Boriack A series of public listen- ised to have a new trans- ing sessions on a new transportation plan ready by the Mayor John Cooper has sub- Administration would like to is $154 million, equally split portation plan for Nashville end of his first year in office, mitted his administration’s see approved and financed. between General Government is winding down, and offi- in the wake of a failed 2018 first Capital Spending Plan, Because of the significant and Metro Nashville Public cials say public input will referendum that would have and the first CSP since the fiscal constraints facing Metro Schools. The $72 million of play a major role in forming expanded the city's mass newly-passed legislation that currently, the FY2020 Capital Metro Schools projects (not that plan. transit system. requires full itemization of Spending Plan is much smaller including $10 million for con- Residents of the Green "It's important for us to be funding for public projects than in previous years, focus- tingencies) is a $12 million Hills and Hillsboro Road able to listen to the commu- before construction begins. ing on emergency needs such increase, or 20 percent over neighborhoods gathered last nity, and hear what the com- The Capital Spending Plan as repairs, replacement and what MNPS received in last fis- Thursday night for the ninth munity wants to see in a contains the Mayor's recom- maintenance. The average cal year’s Capital Spending session, held at the Church of transportation plan that mendations of capital project Capital Spending Plan over the Plan. Christ in Green Hills, to offer helps solve not only our cur- requests from the capital past four fiscal years was their ideas on how the city improvements budget that the $441.8 million. This year’s CSP See Spending Plan Page 3 should address traffic and See Public Opinion Page 3 2020 Nashville Lawn and Garden Show returns to the Fairgrounds Nashville’s most beloved Garden Show has something ren’s Garden at Cheekwood. Popular “A-Z” features of gardening event returns for everyone while supporting The Children’s Garden will be the Nashville Lawn and Thursday, February 27 through more than two dozen communi- a new and exciting permanent Garden Show include: Sunday, March 1. The Show ty organizations. A list of com- family feature at Cheekwood, • Animal ambassadors from will be at the brand-new Expo munity groups that will partic- with the goal of being a wel- Walden’s Puddle Center at the Fairgrounds ipate in this year’s Show is coming and accessible reflec- • Bonsai demonstrations and Nashville. This year’s theme is available online. This year’s tion of Cheekwood’s unique lecture 2020 Gardens in Focus. featured beneficiary is the offerings of gardens, nature, The Nashville Lawn and Bracken Foundation Child- art, and history. See Lawn & Garden Show Page 13 4-DAY Thu. 2/27 42ºF Fri. 2/28 46ºF Sat. 2/29 47ºF Sun. 3/1 56ºF FORECAST Rain 0% 31ºF Rain 30% 30ºF Rain 20% 30ºF Rain 0% 44ºF # 338 # NASHVILLE, TN PERMIT PERMIT TN NASHVILLE, E-MAIL: [email protected] www.gcanews.com TICKED OFF HOT-LINE: 615-298-5597 U.S. POSTAGE PAID POSTAGE U.S. PRESORTED STANDARD PRESORTED NEWS/SOCIAL NEWS/ADVERTISING: 615-298-1500 TICKED OFF E-MAIL: [email protected] Page 2- The News, February 27, 2020 THROUGH MAY 31 Landscape paintings by Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851), widely regarded as Britain’s greatest painter, are now on view at the Frist. Come witness the power of Turner’s palpable atmospheres, stormy Downtown Nashville 919 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203 seascapes, transcendent effects of light, and epic scenes of history. FristArtMuseum.org J.M.W. Turner: Quest for the Sublime was organized in cooperation with Tate. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Platinum Sponsor Silver Supporter Supporting Sponsor Hospitality Sponsor Education and Community Engagement Supporter This exhibition is supported in part by the The Frist Art Museum is 2020 FRIST GALA PATRONS supported in part by J.M.W. Turner (1775–1851). Peace—Burial at Sea, exhibited 1842. Oil on canvas, 34 1/4 x 34 1/8 in. Tate: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856. Photo © Tate, 2019 FC002204-011_Mrr_JMWTurner_GCA-News_10.25x12.5.indd 1 2/18/20 11:44 AM February 27, 2020, The News- Page 3 From Page One funds to leverage Federal and • $12.0 million for two new ware our students and staff.” State grant funding for Metro police helicopters to phase out • $7.4 million in electrical These projects represent Spending Plan... Transit Authority an aging fleet with safety con- upgrades across the district the city’s most urgent needs. • $12.2 million for paving, cerns. Four of MNPD’s six hel- • $20.7 million in HVAC For FY2021, Mayor Cooper’s “As we navigate difficult sidewalks, and roadways icopters are from 1970-1972 upgrades across the district administration will be in financial times, the city faces • $17.2 million to complete communication with depart- urgent needs that must be met the construction of the Metro Schools’ project “It is wonderful to have a ments and plans to address in order to maintain basic serv- Sherriff’s headquarters. The highlights include: mayor who understands the additional needs later this cal- ices and public safety,” said FY2017 CSP appropriated $21 • $22.9 million for Goodletts- importance of great facilities endar year. Mayor Cooper. “This is a fiscal- million, which was insufficient ville Elementary School re- to providing a high-quality, ly responsible spending plan, to complete construction. placement equitable education to every and I’m proud we can make • Funding for planning to • $4.8 million for bus and child,” said Dr. Adrienne these much-needed invest- replace two fire stations fleet vehicle replacements to Battle, interim director of Have a community ments, including half to our and the Health Department’s meet state replacement sched- schools. “The investments pro- news story? public schools.” Woodbine Clinic; and funding ules posed by Mayor Cooper in the to create a new mounted patrol • $1.0 million in roof repair areas identified by our staff Send your news to: General Government proj- barn facility. (Currently, these • $6.9 million in technology and School Board are critical to [email protected] ect highlights include: facilities are in a deteriorated needs, comprised of student maintaining great educational • $4.6 million of matching and unsafe condition.) and staff computers and soft- and working environments for erty rezoning and development From Page One issues arise, the first question Public Opinion... at community meetings is how those changes will affect traffic. -rent issues, but takes us into "Traffic is on everyone's the future, and solves those mind, and transportation is a everyday issues," said Faye part of that equation," Pulley DiMassimo, the Mayor's Senior said. Adviser for Transportation and Calling the 2018 transit plan Infrastructure. "robust," Pulley says a new plan Maps of different Council should be less so, but still mak- districts were laid on tables, ing some needed changes and and residents were asked to upgrades, especially when it write what changes and comes to the city's aging infra- improvements they'd like to structure. He wants to see see in those areas. Suggestions expanded bus service and more included adding bus lanes, express lanes for buses, which more sidewalks, speed limit he believes would make public enforcement, repair of problem transportation more competi- intersections, a light rail sys- tive with individual cars on the tem to Nashville International road. Airport and protected bike Sidewalks are also an impor- lanes. tant part of the plan, although Attendees also got the Pulley says it will take more chance to offer input into how a than public money to get the Residents offering suggestions at the February 20 listening session. - photo by Paul Ladd transportation plan would be sidewalks Nashville needs. funded with the city's limited "So we've got to do our best to adds a layer of safety that you together a transportation pack- ing sure we're coordinating resources. Each person was leverage private dollars where don't have when you're walking age. DiMassimo says the plan with the state, making sure that given $20 in play money and we can, to improve our side- out there now," said Pulley. will be announced later in the we're looking at our own land- asked how they'd budget that walk and infrastructure, which A tenth listening session, year, likely around the begin- use planning, and making sure money for various projects is a key component of any tran- focusing on neighborhoods ning of summer. that we're listening to the com- such as bikeways, traffic sig- sit plan," he said, noting that along the Nolensville Road/ "It's everybody's plan. That's munity- those are all of the nals, road and bridge mainte- infrastructure support is neces- South Nashville area, was what we want it to be. We want ingredients for success. And nance, traffic calming, and sary in order to get people to held Monday night at Plaza to be sure that we've heard from then we'll bring forward some- greenways.

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