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Council members announce multiple neighborhood meetings, volunteer drives and cultural events
Summary
City council members used the announcements period to list upcoming neighborhood meetings on rezonings and planning, volunteer needs for a cancer meal program, youth apprenticeship recognition, local cultural events and district town halls.
Council members announced a series of community meetings, volunteer drives and cultural events affecting several districts during the announcements portion of the meeting.
Council Member Kimbrough said District 1 will hold a community meeting about rezonings at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 25 at Word of Life Church on Clarksville Pike. Council Member Benedict announced a tactical-urbanism meeting for residents of Sunnymeade Drive on Wednesday, Sept. 24, and said former school board member Jill Spearing organized an event called Music Can Heal the World — a gathering about children’s safety and gun laws scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25 at the Children’s Memorial Garden at Centennial Park.
Council Member Harrell reminded residents that the final Cane Ridge–Antioch planning study meeting will be held virtually at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, with materials and the meeting link posted to nashville.gov, and that District 8’s monthly community meeting is set for 6 p.m. Sept. 29 at Hamilton United Methodist Church. Council Member Toombs said the District 2 monthly meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22 in the North Precinct community room.
Council Member Gatt notified colleagues that Councilwoman at-large Zulfat Swara would receive the Bill Cole Impact Award for her work on eviction right-to-counsel efforts. Speaker Pro Tem Porterfield was identified on the dais during that announcement.
Council Member Welsh urged volunteers to help the Heimerdinger Foundation, which provides free meals to people undergoing active cancer treatment in Davidson and Williamson counties. Welsh said the program supplies eight servings per household, per week, for 12 weeks and asked interested volunteers or potential clients to contact her at ginnyasinginandtonic.welsh@nashville.gov for information on how to connect with the foundation.
Council Member Voe marked Nashville PBS’s 60th anniversary and noted the station’s fundraising goal of $63,000. Voe also promoted a fireside chat at the Adventure Science Center featuring Jerome Moore in conversation with Iman Jahangar, described in the announcements as the first Iranian American to go to space. Voe said the district quarterly town hall will be 6–7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24 at Live Nation and reminded residents that September is Library Card Sign-up Month.
Council Member Sepulveda recognized the MC3 pre-apprenticeship program, asked the MC3 participants to stand, and thanked Sam Petula, identified as MC3’s executive director. Sepulveda said the program is free, exposes participants to multiple trades and can lead to union careers; she urged continued city support and potential future funding.
Council Member Ellis said a free bulk-item drop-off and shredding event will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon next to Compton’s Foodland; ThriftSmart will attend to accept clothing donations for reuse. Several council members also offered brief personal remarks, including anniversary congratulations and expressions of solidarity with Memphis amid a reported National Guard deployment.
The announcements covered logistics (dates, times and locations) and community outreach; no formal council actions or votes were taken during the announcements period.
