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Council announcements: community meetings, events, services and school closure
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Council members used the announcements portion of the meeting to list upcoming community meetings, events and resources including a southeast community meeting, Ford Ice Center anniversary celebration, a pedestrian memorial, and notices about school closures and immigrant resources.
During the announcements portion of the meeting, council members listed upcoming community events, neighborhood meetings and resources for residents.
Among the items announced: a southeast community meeting next Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Thurgood Marshall Bridal School; a department fair format will include department booths for codes, planning, water, fire, Office of Homeless Services and waste services so residents can ask questions at the event. A separate announcement promoted the Ford Ice Center at Antioch’s 10th-anniversary celebration, scheduled for Saturday from noon to 1 p.m., with food and music.
A council member made available “know your rights” cards in seven languages for residents; the front of the card explains what to do if approached by immigration enforcement and the back provides English-language text residents can use when speaking with officials. The transcript lists English, Spanish, “Curtis,” Somali, Vietnamese, Chinese and two other unspecified languages.
District 17 announcements (attributed in the transcript to Council member Gonzalvo) included a community night at Belmont University with free tickets and a basketball game, a Black History Month program at Edge Hill United Methodist Church on Saturday, a National Soccer Club season opener at Eotis Park and a pedestrian memorial at noon on Saturday to honor people killed while walking or biking in the city.
Chair Porterfield reminded the chamber that Metro Nashville Public Schools would be closed tomorrow for inclement weather. Council member Gamble announced a well-being session at Parkwood Community Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 11 a.m., and promoted the minority caucus annual reception on Feb. 25 at the Cal Turner Family Center at Meharry Medical College, with Soledad O’Brien as the featured speaker; registration via Eventbrite was noted.
Additional housekeeping items included a District 30 quarterly meeting on March 13 at Haywood Elementary at 6 p.m. and a compilation of immigrant resources posted by the immigrant caucus on its Linktree (Instagram). Several items were presented as reminders and community outreach opportunities rather than formal council actions.
