Mount Juliet commissioners approve rezoning, senior center lease and several utility contracts; greenway easement converted to public right-of-way

The Mount Juliet Board of Commissioners at its July 14 meeting approved several ordinances and resolutions affecting land use, utilities and senior services.

The board adopted two rezoning ordinances on the unfinished consent agenda: an ordinance to rezone about 5 acres at 615 Rutland Drive (Map 78, Parcel 10.07) from RS-40 to CMU, and an ordinance to rezone about 16 acres at 718 Monticello Drive (Map 76, Parcel 41.01) from RS-40 to AR-40. Both ordinances were carried by the commission in voice vote during the meeting; no further details or vote tallies were provided in the public record portion of the transcript.

The commission amended and approved an ordinance authorizing abandonment of a portion of the existing right-of-way of Second Avenue South and acceptance of property from the Mount Juliet Church of Christ (1940 North Mount Juliet Road, Map 55, Parcel 95). Commissioners and staff discussed language on the submitted plat that described a proposed walking trail as a “public access easement.” Matthew White, public works director, recommended converting the designated trail to a public right-of-way so the city would own and maintain it and assume liability. The board approved an amendment…