As we move from the warmth of August into the promise of September, I want to thank you for your engagement and dedication to our district's future. Your voices make our Metro Council work stronger and more responsive—especially as we enter a season filled with key initiatives and new opportunities to shape our city.
August is Immunization Month. It's a great time to make sure you and your family are up to date on vaccines. The Metro Nashville Health Department offers child and adult immunizations with administration fees on a sliding scale to keep care affordable. Please make sure you are also up to date with your COVID-19 vaccinations! We have seen an uptick in local cases. Learn more.
New Opportunities to Discuss Draft New Zoning Districts (Housing and Infrastructure Study): The Housing and Infrastructure (H&I) Study is providing additional opportunities to discuss the draft new zoning districts. Since gathering community input back in May, the Planning Department has drafted standards for two new proposed zoning districts:
🏡 Residential Neighborhood (RN) and Residential Limited (RL). These drafts focus on the form, height, orientation, and site layout of buildings, and they’re now available on the Housing & Infrastructure Study website. A quick reminder: these new districts don’t change your base zoning but would add additional options for zoning changes. They simply create options that property owners can request through rezoning, just like RS (single-family) zoning was introduced back in 1984, and how MUL, CS, and RM came later.
📚 Reports & Resources: Reports and resources related to the H&I Study can be found on their website, including the March Initial Findings Report and the June Draft Recommendations Memo. If you missed the August opportunities to meet with planning staff, please email Brenda.Gadd@Nashville.Gov and I will connect you with staff.
📝 Learn and Share: Online Survey: In addition to in-person and virtual office hours that were recently held, an online survey on the draft zoning districts is also available. If you have comments to share after reviewing the draft standards, I encourage you to complete the online survey on the H&I Study website. It only takes about 5 minutes to complete.
As always, thank you for staying engaged and asking thoughtful questions. This is big work for our city, and your input truly shapes where we go from here.
Labor Day Collection Schedule: In observance of Labor Day, there will be no trash or recycling pickup on Monday, September 1st. All routes will shift forward by one day that week, with Friday collections moving to Saturday, September 6. Convenience centers will be closed Monday, while drop-off recycling sites remain on their regular schedule. View the full collection calendar or sign up for reminders at Nashville Waste Services. I spend a lot time helping constituents with missed pickups, I met with the Waste Services director for an update on improvements to management, mapping, and routing. If you experience missed trash or recycling service, please first report it through HubNashville. If it’s not resolved by the next day, reach out to me so I can help track and follow up.
District 24 Improvements and Zoning Updates
It was wonderful to join the Kenner Avenue Neighborhood Association last week, and invite NDOT to join me to go over Harding Ave/Kenner Ave improvements and area changes.
Harding Pike at Hill Center: The milling and paving of Harding Pike at Hill Center Belle Meade at Ridgefield Way is scheduled from Aug. 27-Sept. 5. Work hours will be from 8pm – 5am, weather permitting. Image is below for reference.
Estes Road Water Main Project Update: This project's completion dates have been extended a few times. Despite material delays, the water line work should be completed within the next two weeks - by Sept. 5th. Paving will follow and will likely be scheduled for October. Many of the unused plates will be removed by the end of this week. Concrete repairs begin this week. A major milestone was reached earlier this week when the new pump came online; it will run for a week before Metro Water Services fully switch over and remove the old pumps and piping. Please reach out with any questions or concerns.
38th Avenue Water Storage Tank A major water project is ongoing between 37th and 38th Ave. N., replacing the old storage tank with a new 2.5 million-gallon tank. Work also includes new water mains, stormwater infrastructure, a fire hydrant, and site improvements like sidewalks and fencing. Residents may notice truck traffic, noise, and dust, but will be notified 24 hours in advance of any service interruptions. Once complete, the project will improve water quality, reduce line breaks, and add emergency storage for the community. This is still schedule for completion for the end of Sept. 2025 as of now.
Traffic and Parking Commission Success. We will have a new large truck prohibition sign for Richland Avenue from West End Avenue. I presented this to Traffic and Parking/NDOT staff and the commission approved at its recent meeting.
Richland Avenue. Richland Avenue paving is completed. The stripings and safety measures are schedule for the coming weeks. I will have an update for the neighbhorhood association president to share soon. Be on the look out for the second meeting of the traffic calming proposal for Richland Avenue from West End to Murphy Road. Those dates will be issued soon for September.
There are several other paving and water projects ongoing and planned for the district. Please reach out with specific questions. Brenda.Gadd@Nashville.Gov is the best way to reach me. Please note this is not a comprehensive list of updates. Please reach out if you need more info.
Last Call: Free Trees through Root Nashville
Through Aug. 31, Davidson County residents can order up to three large native trees for their yard completely free, courtesy of the Root Nashville campaign. Browse this year’s available species and request trees on Root Nashville’s website. You can also apply for 10 or more new trees at your office, HOA, place of worship, or other community space through the community reforestation program.
Root Nashville is a public-private campaign led by Metro Nashville and the Cumberland River Compact. Each tree contributes to the Root Nashville campaign’s goal of planting 500,000 trees in Davidson County by 2050.
Office of Family Safety 10-Year Progress Report
The Metro Nashville-Davidson County Office of Family Safety has released its 10-year progress report, “10 Years of Creating Change: Nashville’s Domestic Violence Safety & Accountability Assessment Progress Report. While progess has been made, there is more work to be done to end abuse in Nashville. I have been working with the Office of Family Services, MNPD's DV unit, advocacy leaders and the DA's office for the implementation of the Domestic Violence firearm dispossession investigator position we funded in this year's budget, and look forward to further updates in the fall. We will be learning from other jurisdictions on best practices.
