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Council announcements: district meetings, Ramadan and Lunar New Year events, Fort Negley groundbreaking and pedestrian memorials
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Summary
During the meeting’s announcement period councilmembers shared schedules for multiple district community meetings (Feb. 21–26), Ramadan and Lunar New Year observances, a Fort Negley park groundbreaking, and a WalkBike Nashville pedestrian memorial; dates, times and venues were provided for residents.
The Metropolitan Council used its announcement period on Feb. 20 to broadcast a calendar of neighborhood and cultural events across the city.
Councilmember Toombs reminded District 2 residents that their monthly community meeting is Monday, Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the William D. Bodenheimer Building (North Precinct). Toombs also announced the minority caucus reception on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 5:30 p.m. at the Cal Turner Center on Meharry’s campus and said the meetings have a Zoom option and are livestreamed on Facebook.
Councilmember Soro listed mosque-hosted events tied to the start of Ramadan and invited residents to attend services throughout the city on Feb. 22, Feb. 26, Feb. 28, March 4 and March 8; she encouraged residents to consult mosques’ social media for details.
Councilmember Campbell said the District 3 quarterly meeting postponed by an ice storm will be held Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. at Parkwood Community Center, with a public safety update and discussion of proposed projects. Councilmember Taylor announced a community meeting on Buchanan Street overlay at the North Nashville Police Precinct community room on Saturday, Feb. 21 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Councilmember Vogue announced Fort Negley’s park renewal groundbreaking (Thursday at 11 a.m.), a Feb. 21 district town hall at the Adventure Science Center and Chinese New Year events at the fairgrounds and Father Ryan High School.
Councilmember Stiles said District 32’s community meeting will be Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. at PopStroke, including representatives from Nashville Electric Service to discuss storm impacts and a potential I‑24 choice lane placement. Councilmember Quineva Siegel relayed a request from Izzy Witt of WalkBike Nashville for volunteers to place pedestrian memorials for people who died in the past year; the annual memorial is scheduled for Feb. 21, and some interstate locations were excluded for safety.
The chair also opened the announcements period with a land acknowledgement naming Cherokee, Shawnee and Yuchi peoples. The announcements period concluded with the chair adjourning that portion of the meeting; no formal votes or policy decisions were recorded in the transcript during announcements.
