The Metro Board of Parks and Recreation on its January meeting approved a series of staff requests to accept conservation and greenway easements, accept a donation and a maintenance grant, and deferred one easement after committee recommendation.

Items approved included staff requests to accept dedicated conservation greenway easements at 0 Whites Creek Pike (2.04 acres), 0 Kemp Drive in Hermitage (2.39 acres), 0 McCrory Lane (2.4 acres) and a conservation easement at 2518 West Hyman Street (0.61 acres). The board also approved a pedestrian underpass crossing agreement with CSX to extend the Harper River Greenway and accepted a donated Summit commercial ice maker valued at $1,500 for Stone Hall. The Hillsborough West End Neighborhood Association’s cash grant of up to approximately $5,500 to fund maintenance of the Mosaic Sea Serpent sculpture at Fannie Mae Dees Park was accepted; work will be completed by ArtUp under an existing maintenance agreement.

Chair proceedings show the acquisition committee recommended approval for the easements cited above. For the Legacy South LLC request for a stormwater sewer easement and associated work across a portion of Reservoir Park (Council District 17), the acquisition committee recommended deferral and the board voted to defer the item.

Most motions were moved and seconded verbally on the record and passed by voice vote; minutes and the consent agenda were also approved at the start of the meeting.

The board deferred installation of a double-sided lighted sign proposed by the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation for Walk of Fame Park to the signage committee for further review.

The meeting record shows approval outcomes and brief staff descriptions but does not include a detailed roll-call vote tally for each item in the public transcript.

Next steps for the approved easements include staff implementation of easement instruments and coordination with the planning commission conditions noted in the plats cited in board materials.