There is a Metro Council Meeting tonight at 6:30 pm. An agenda has been provided and you can watch the meeting live via channel 3 or stream live on your electronic devices. Also, please do not respond to this email... You can reach me at [email protected].

Let's Continue the Work - I'm Running for Reelection to be your District 21 Councilman!

I know I mentioned this in my last newsletter, but I want everyone to know! We have accomplished so much over these past few years and we have so much more work to do. Let's continue to move District 21 forward with strong representation, financial investments, and ongoing community engagement and communication!

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Two Time Grammy Award Winning Tennessee Stat Aristocrat of Bands!

If you haven't heard, TSU's Aristocrat of Bands brought home two Grammy's this week. This is amazing. Our District 21 neighbors are the first ever Marching Band to win a Grammy. The 65th Annual Grammy Awards was hosted on Sunday, February 5 and TSU took home the award for Best Roots Gospel Album for their album “The Urban Hymnal” and took home a second award for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album for their feature on J. Ivy’s album “The Poet Who Sat By the Door.” 

This is a huge accomplishment. Please join me in congratulating Tennessee State University's Aristocrat of Bands on both their Grammy Award wins. Click here to listen to "The Urban Hymnal" on YouTube Music!

What I've Been Up To

• As many of you know, the Piggly Wiggly on West End closed and the building was demolished. Since then, WeGo, MDHA, and I, along with the support of CM Burkley Allen, have worked to provide shuttles to the grocery store or food delivery for our neighbors in the Parthenon Towers. This is something that we could not continue to do. We have been brainstorming ways to connect the residents in this area with groceries, however, we have not found a long-term solution. I will be meeting with the property owner this week to recommend replacing the Piggly Wiggly with another grocery store.
• WeGo has broken ground on their North Nashville Transit Center at the intersection of 26th Ave N and Clarksville Hwy. If you've been in the area lately, you've noticed them prepping the site for construction.
• I've been working to add financial investments in the district for several years. One of the goals I had was to upgrade the Hadley Park Library. My goals is to increase the square footage and to build a first class technology hub. We are going to do just that. They Mayor's Capital Spending Plan has allotted dollars to begin the building planning (site planning, construction planning, cost of construction, and construction bidding process). This will make way for a 25,000 square foot, two-story Hadley Park Library. The next steps will be for us to engage the community through the process and then build the library. This will take a few years to complete, but I'm excited to see it coming to fruition.
• Traffic Calming - We are finalizing the installation dates of several traffic calming projects throughout the district. 15th, 16th, 24th, 25th, 28th Avenues N, Jenkins St., and Clay St. will all be seeing upgrades and updates to slow the speed of traffic by the End of Summer. I've also been able to invest in  traffic calming on Clifton St. between 28th Ave N and 40th Ave N. If you are interested in applying for Traffic Calming in your area, please click on this link. 
• I've scheduled a meeting with NDOT to discuss traffic patterns and speeding along 31st Ave N near Centennial Park. 

What's Happening tonight: 

Elections: We will fill two vacancies for the Community Oversight Board. There are 7 nominees.

BL2023-1712 & 1713 - An ordinance to amend Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws, the Zoning Ordinance of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by changing from IR, R6 and RM40 to SP on properties located at 2404, 2500, and 2518 W Heiman Street and W Heiman Street.

BL2023 -Late File - An ordinance to amend Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws, the Zoning Ordinance of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by changing from R6 to SP zoning for property located at 1833 Ed Temple Boulevard, at the northwest corner of Ed Temple Boulevard and Buchanan Street.

BL2023-1684 - An ordinance authorizing the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by and through the Department of Parks and Recreation, to swap 3140 Parthenon Avenue (Parcel No. 10402004300) and a portion of 3138 Parthenon Avenue (Parcel No. 10402004200) for 3136 Parthenon Avenue (Parcel No. 10402004100) to allow for a future expansion of the Centennial dog park.

Bl2022-1471 - An ordinance to amend Sections 16.24.030 and 17.04.060 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to amend the definitions of "dwelling unit" and "family".

Dates to Remember

• North Nashville Public Safety Community Meeting
  • Saturday, February 11
  • 10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • North Nashville Police Precinct | 2231 26th Ave N

Lets Connect:

I invite all District 21 residents to reach out to me directly with any information or concerns in our community. Email is the best form of communication, but invite you to call me as well. My contact information is below.

Contact information: Email - [email protected] / Phone: 615.946.9700

Best regards,

Brandon