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Council announcements: Ramadan iftar invitation, housing study meetings, cemetery tour and service updates
Summary
Council members used the March 4 meeting to announce community events, public meeting dates for a housing and infrastructure study, temporary service changes, and other local outreach opportunities.
At its March 4 session, several Metro Council members made public announcements about community events, outreach meetings and temporary service changes.
Council Member Olivia Hill opened by noting March is Transgender Day of Visibility and described being visible as an elected trans woman. “If you know a trans person this month, take an opportunity to go up and ask them their story,” Hill said.
Council members announced invitations and community events: a Ramadan iftar at the Music City Center on Thursday at 5 p.m., issued by speakers representing Muslim community outreach; the Islamic Center of Nashville also circulated invitations to mosque iftars. Council Member Bradford (District 13) said his office hours scheduled for the 15th are canceled because he will be traveling abroad; he said he is coordinating with the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Department of Homeland Security on a community event to assist residents with REAL ID enrollment and tax freeze assistance, with dates to be announced.
Council Member Vau (District 17) announced a free guided tour at the Nashville City Cemetery Saturday at 10 a.m. focusing on women of Nashville and said the women’s caucus will participate in an International Women’s Day community event; Vau also invited residents to a meet-and-learn about their council members at Fate Leforce in Chestnut Hill from 3 to 7 p.m.
Council Member Campbell outlined the schedule for community conversations on the city’s housing and infrastructure study: March 6 at Green Hills Library, 5:30–7 p.m.; March 7 at the Sunny West Room, Fulton Campus, 3–4:30 p.m.; March 10 at Madison Library, 5:30–7 p.m.; and March 11 at Bordeaux Library, 5:30–7 p.m. Campbell said the study will inform proposed zoning reforms and invited countywide participation.
Council Member Ellis (District 29) announced a virtual community meeting to explain recent changes to property standards enforcement and the violations process; the meeting time was given as 6:30 p.m. in the transcript but the exact date in March was not specified. Ellis thanked Mr. Bridal Sexton from the mayor’s office for assistance in preparing for that meeting.
Several announcements included the organizers’ instructions for sign-ups or said additional details would be published on council members’ social media or newsletters. Where specific dates were not provided in the meeting, speakers said they would circulate final event details to constituents.
