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Brentwood Library Brentwood PRSRT STD U.S. Postage Explore the the Explore PAID Brentwood TN Permit No. 5 *****ECRWSS** Resident RR# Brentwood, TN 37027 News You Need to Know About Your City Your About Know to Need Update You News Citizen’s Spring 2010 Spring Brentwood, Tennessee Brentwood, NEW CONSTRUCTION SPOTLIGHT Brentwood continues to maintain its strong residential character while providing controlled 9,919 sq ft, single story mixed-use office/warehouse building; 2) Westgate Commons opportunities for service-institutional and commercial development. Commercially zoned – former Green Hills Grille and Copeland’s Restaurant buildings, converted to office/ areas are located along the northern and southern boundaries of the City. retail space and meeting areas for Wedding receptions and other community events; The present economic slowdown has affected Brentwood, as it has most communities 3) Cool Springs Commons – Community Health Systems, a 21,400 sq ft addition to across the nation. For example, Brentwood had only 68 new single-family home their data center; and 4) Mallory Corners Shopping Center – a relocation of Electronic permits issued in calendar year 2009 compared to 635 in 2004. Express to the former space occupied by Comp USA. Retail and Office Development Service-Institutional Development A new commercial project was recently Several new/expanded Service-institutional projects were completed during 2009 to completed in the original Town Center better serve the residents of Brentwood. Brentwood Academy on Granny White Pike District located at the corner of Franklin completed extensive renovations to the existing campus including a complete facelift Road and Town Center Way. The two new of the original high school building, a second story addition to the existing athletic facilities are the Pinnacle Bank building building, a Duncan Bell Tower addition, additional landscaping and improvements to and an office building with TDAmeritrade the parking areas. as the primary tenant. Brentwood Baptist Church recently Town Center – New Pinnacle Bank at Other development plans approved in Franklin Rd & Town Center Way completed construction on a 77,625 north Brentwood includes the construction sq ft “Connection Center” located of the Overlook Office Building, 24,368 at the rear of the existing church sq ft, two-story office building located in building and a 6,874 sq ft Chapel Overlook Park and a building renovation located at the front of the main for Primrose School, formerly State Farm church facing Concord Road. Holy Insurance facility in Maryland Farms. Family Catholic Church completed a 43,617 sq ft addition to serve On the south end of Brentwood, approved the education, administration and commercial development includes: 1) Westgate Commons – Copeland’s youth ministries. Mallory Park - Southland Office Building, Restaurant converted to office/retail space Brentwood Baptist Church – new Chapel Addition Reverse 911 Emergency Notification System Help Us Keep You Informed of Emergency Situations As some Brentwood residents transition from traditional landline Clearly, our ability to notify all potentially affected residents is telephones to cell, wireless and Voice Over IP phones (VoIP), hampered when there is no phone number tied to a residence. collecting 911 data for quick emergency notifications from pub- To address this problem, the City of Brentwood is encouraging lic safety personnel is becoming more difficult. citizens without traditional landline telephone service to volun- Unlike landline telephones, the phone numbers for residents tarily provide to the City (for emergency notification purposes) a who use exclusively the alternative telephone methods are not phone number tied to a specific address. In order for your phone automatically placed in the master data base at the Brentwood to be included in the Reverse 911 emergency notification system, Emergency Communications Center. Therefore, the City has please go to the City web site at www.brentwood-tn.org/VoIP no way to contact these residents at home quickly through the and complete the information pertaining to your street name Jeff Dobson City’s Reverse 911 Emergency Notification System should there and house number. Once the information is submitted, a city New Planning and Codes Director be a significant event affecting their neighborhood. employee will contact you to verify the information. None of the In November 2009, Jeff Dobson was Some examples where the Reverse 911 System could be used information provided will be released to the general public. appointed to the position of Planning to send targeted notifications or instructions to residents If you have any questions about your present telephone and Codes Director. Jeff has served as within a specific neighborhood or area includes reports of a number having the capability to receive critical emergency Brentwood’s Senior Planner for the past missing child, a search for a criminal suspect, or a rail derail- notifications from the Police and Fire/Rescue Departments, 15 years. Prior to coming to Brentwood, ment or Interstate truck accident involving the transport of contact the City GIS Office at (615) 507-2748 or by Jeff worked for Polk County, Florida for dangerous chemicals. e-mail at [email protected]. 12 years. Jeff lives in Nolensville, with his wife, Kathy. They have a daughter, Christy, who lives in Florida and a son, Cameron who is in his third year of City Briefs Veterinary school at the University Need Help? Williamson County Disposal of Household of Tennessee in Knoxville. Occasionally you may have a problem Recycling Center Hazardous Waste with the City and may not be sure who Visit the expanded facility located (Batteries, paint, oil, anti-freeze, electronics) to contact. In that case, please call next to Fire Station No. 2 Franklin Solid Waste Station Linda Lynch – Community Relations 1301 Wilson Pike • 790-5848 417 Century Court, Franklin Financial Awards Director at 371-0060 or by e-mail at Monday–Friday, 6:30 a.m.–2 p.m. The Government Finance Officers Asso- [email protected]. She will be County Household and Saturday, May 8 • 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. ciation (GFOA) has again recognized the glad to find the right person to address your concerns. Trash Locations City Phone Numbers City of Brentwood for excellence in finan- Will not accept liquids, sprays, cial reporting. The Finance Department Municipal Center ..............371-0060 paints, batteries or tires; brush Planning/Codes .............. 371-2204 received the Certificate of Achievement Spring Clean Up will be accepted. Recycling bins When you are spring cleaning, if there Water Billing ................... 661-7061 for the latest Comprehensive Annual Fi- are available, too. are items too large for the regular Water Maintenance .......... 371-0080 nancial Report (CAFR) for the 23rd year trash pick-up, you can take them for OPEN EVERY DAY 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Public Works ................... 371-0080 in a row and the Distinguish Budget Pre- Service Center ................ 371-0080 disposal by the City at the following Trinity Convenience Center sentation Award for the 17th consecutive Police ............................. 371-0160 locations between 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 3004 Wilson Pike • 794-3904 year. The Finance Department, under the Fire ................................ 371-0170 2 miles south of city limits on left leadership of Carson Swinford, places the Dates Wm. Co. Ambulance ........ 794-2800 highest priority on producing accurate, Library ............................ 371-0090 April 17 • Granny White Park Nolensville Convenience Center timely, high quality financial documents 1525 Sunset Road • 776-2717 Parks ............................. 371-2208 that are essential to maintaining the City’s April 24 • Safety Center East, .5 mile east of Waller Rd. on left Emergency ............................... 911 high credit rating. Copies of the reports 1300 Sunset Rd. are available for review at the Finance De- May 1 • Granny White Park Grassland Convenience Center Citizen’s Update 1495 Sneed Road • 371-1697 partment in the Municipal Center and at Published semi-annually by City of Brent- Important: We cannot accept liquids, .1 mile west of Hillsboro Rd. the Brentwood Library. The reports are wood. Direct comments and suggestions sprays, paints, batteries, tires or chippings. on left behind the County to Linda Lynch, Community Relations also available at our website www.brent- Fire Department Director, 615-371-0060 or e-mail wood-tn.org/finance. Keep Brentwood Beautiful! [email protected]. 2 Citizen’s Update 2010 CENSUS Form Shop in Brentwood First www.ExploreBrentwood.org • Business-Community Website Every Person Counts! To be activated about May 1st You are encouraged to visit and use the new Business-Community website, www. By now, you should have received at your home the 2010 Federal Census Form. ExploreBrentwood.org. This City sponsored site provides you and visitors via the Completion of this form is very critical to the City of Brentwood and Williamson computer an attractive, useful, easy to search tool for locating specific businesses County. Many State and Federal funds are distributed to cities and counties based and service providers in Brentwood. Not only does the business-community website on population. Receipt of these funds allows Brentwood to maintain high quality of identify and promote businesses located within services – Police, Fire, Library, Parks, Streets, etc. and helps keep your City property taxes the