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Oldacre McDonald LLC — Couchville Crossing master‑plan amendment (positive recommendation / approved)
- What: Amendment to the Couchville Pike commercial master plan to modify rear setback requirements so the canopy for a fuel station meets setback rules for the district (property ~6.24 acres; tax map 138, parcels 39.06 and 39.12).
- Action: Planning staff reported the Planning Commission gave a positive recommendation for this specific amendment.
- Vote/outcome: Motion to approve carried unanimously (recorded as unanimous in meeting minutes).
- Notes: Applicant representatives (civil engineer Mike Hunkler, 222 Second Avenue South, Nashville) appeared and stated they were present to answer questions.

Consent agenda — speed limit resolutions (approved)
- Res. 25‑7‑1: Establishes the speed limit on Division Street at 35 mph. Motion moved and approved by voice vote; recorded as all in favor.
- Res. 25‑7‑2: Establishes the speed limit on Bridal Drive at 25 mph. Motion moved and approved by voice vote; recorded as all in favor.

Resolution — Day of Prayer for Our Schools (approved)
- What: A resolution designating July 27, 2025, as a day of prayer for schools in Wilson County, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Lebanon and Mount Juliet.
- Action: Read into record and accepted by the commission.
- Vote/outcome: Adopted by voice vote (chair: “All in favor say aye”).

Appointments and elections (approved)
- Zone 4 Road Commissioner: Bobby Franklin was nominated and confirmed by voice vote.
- Board of Zoning Appeals: Howard Blades appointed to a five‑year term (motion approved unanimously).
- Audit Committee: Appointments approved (list of members in the meeting packet).
- Sports Authority: Hayden White recommended to replace an outgoing member (motion approved).
- Emergency Communications Board (9‑1‑1): Johnny Webb appointed to fill an unexpired term (motion approved).

Budget amendment — Expo Center (Resolution 25‑7‑6) (approved)
- What: Amendment to budget appropriation resolution to transfer funds from Fund 124 to the Expo Center.
- Action: Motion and second recorded; roll call recorded the resolution passed.
- Vote/outcome: Recorded as passed (meeting transcript records vote; resolution recorded as passed).

Other procedural actions
- Adoption of the meeting agenda, approval of steering committee and minutes, and routine committee reports were moved, seconded and approved as recorded in the meeting minutes.

Items carried or discussed elsewhere
- The larger rezoning and land‑use amendment request by First Industrial Realty Trust (First Park 840) for multiple parcels near Couchville Pike drew a lengthy public hearing and was denied by the commission (see separate article for full coverage).

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The developer and its engineers told the commission the project would pay more than $6 million in private stormwater improvements, widen portions of Couchville Pike and Underwood Road, and build a system of retention ponds and cleaned sinkholes engineered to manage a 100‑year storm. Many nearby homeowners opposed the rezoning, saying the project would harm the area’s rural character, increase heavy‑truck traffic and could make flooding worse for neighbors who remain.

The hearing drew more than 50 public commenters and multiple technical presentations. Jason Jackson, a First Industrial representative, told commissioners the proposal included a stormwater system sized to the 100‑year event and road improvements “of almost a million dollars” for Couchville Pike and Underwood Road. Jackson said the developer would install a 20‑foot undisturbed buffer—roughly double the county minimum—and limit truck access so that Underwood and Lone Oak roads would not be used for regular truck traffic.

Engineers supporting the plan described technical measures intended to reduce runoff. Mark Boyd, identified in the meeting as a senior engineer with Kimley‑Horn, said the site’s sinkholes and runoff have produced “decades‑long issues” and that the plan uses multiple on‑site ponds to detain the 100‑year storm and release water in a controlled way. Mark Herman, a geotechnical engineer with TTO, described plans to clean and line existing sinkholes with open, highly permeable material so they can function more effectively. Independent reviewer Ben Butler, a civil engineer hired to provide a third‑party analysis, said his firm found the preliminary plans could meet Wilson County stormwater regulations and that no infiltration credit was taken for the existing sinkholes during modeling.

Supporters included several homeowners who said repeated flooding has left their properties effectively unsellable. Julie Kirby said she and her family lost an estimated $80,000 in business equipment during a February flood and that First Industrial had engaged the neighborhood and offered what she called “a plan that included and helped those of us that flood.” Chad Williams, whose property is in the rezoning area, said the developer was “buying the worst land” to create a solution for the neighborhood. Multiple other residents and several county economic development and engineering professionals said the project would bring jobs and tax revenue without using county funds.

Opponents raised concerns about long‑term effects on drainage, traffic and the Glade ecosystem. Residents including Rachel Gwen, Monty Gordon and James Davis questioned whether covering sinkholes or placing filter fabric over them would change groundwater paths in unpredictable ways and warned that surface water could be routed onto other properties. Laurie Payne, who described the local Glade ecosystem as rare, said blasting and covering karst features would damage habitat. Several speakers also cited noise, added heavy‑truck traffic, perceived declines in local road maintenance and potential property devaluation.

Planning staff told the commission the application had been before the Planning Commission on May 16 and was forwarded to the county commission with no recommendation; staff also listed a set of minimum conditions it recommended be attached to any approval, including widening 1,400 feet of Underwood Road to a three‑lane section, gated emergency access points with Knox Box entry, posted signage restricting truck traffic at Underwood/Couchville, a minimum design standard that stormwater detention handle the 100‑year storm, a 20‑foot preservation buffer adjacent to residential parcels, and widening Couchville Pike right‑of‑way to match existing turn lanes.

Commissioner discussion reflected the split in the public record: some commissioners emphasized the long history of flooding and the county’s limited budget to solve the problem, and argued private investment that exceeded county standards was a rare opportunity to protect residents. Other commissioners said the volume of neighborhood opposition and concerns about traffic, quality of life and groundwater impacts weighed against rezoning.

Commissioner [Hobbs] moved to deny the rezoning on the stated grounds of quality of life; the motion was seconded (second not specified in the record) and carried by recorded vote, 13 in favor of denial, 12 opposed. The chair announced, “Therefore, the rezoning is denied.”

Because the Planning Commission forwarded the matter with no recommendation, the county commission’s vote closes this application for rezoning at this meeting. The developer and property owners may pursue future applications or alternative designs for parts of the property, subject to county land‑use processes.

Votes at the meeting also included several unrelated items (speed limit resolutions, a separate master‑plan amendment, appointments and a budget amendment). Those actions and their outcomes are summarized in a separate “Votes at a glance” article.

Sources: Wilson County public hearing transcript, July 21, 2025; presentations by First Industrial representatives and engineering consultants; public comments recorded at the hearing.","Wilson County commissioners voted 13–12 on July 21 to deny a rezoning request from First Industrial Realty Trust for roughly 70 acres near the SR‑840/Couchville Pike interchange.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Wilson County Commission actions July 21, 2025

Wilson County commissioners deny First Park 840 rezoning after contentious hearing on flooding, traffic and quality of life