District 25 Updates 1/15/2021

Metro Council - District 25

1/21/2021

 

Council Member Russ Pulley

District 25 Council Member Russ Pulley

Metro Council Office

One Public Square

Suite 204

P.O. Box 196300

Nashville, TN 37219

Office Phone: 615-308-4972

Email Russ Pulley

Metro Council Committees:

Public Safety, Beer and Regulated Beverages Committee

Codes

Health, Hospitals, and Social Services

Rules, Vice Chair

Questions about the Covid-19 Vaccines?

With Covid-19 vaccines starting to be administered to people around the country, you might be wondering when and how you can obtain your vaccine. Attached is a link to a document provided by the Metro Public Health Department to answer all of your questions. 

For any/all additional questions regarding the Covid-19 vaccines, please email:

covid-19vaccinelogistics@nashville.gov 

Vaccine FAQs for Metro Council 31 Dec '20.pdf

Covid-19 phases

2020 Tax Credits Including the Recovery Rebate Credit Economic Impact Payments (Stimulus)

You can check the status of both your first and second payments by using the Get My Payment tool, available in English and Spanish only on IRS.gov. It is important to note that the IRS cannot change payment information, including bank account or mailing information. If you have not received full payment by the time you file your 2020 tax return, claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on your tax return.

Please note that the 2nd stimulus payments will ONLY be issued through January 2021. If a payment is not issued by then, taxpayers will need to claim the payment on their 2020 tax returns using the Recovery Rebate Credit.

For more information on the Recovery Rebate Credit and/or 2020 tax credits, please click the link provided here: Recovery Rebate Credit .docx

Metro Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program

The Metro Neighborhood Traffic Calming program is accepting new applications through Friday, January 29. Please review the Traffic Calming Applications on File.pdf before submitting a new application for your neighborhood.

If your neighborhood street is already on file, you do not need to submit an additional application for consideration into the program. To submit an application or learn more about the program, visit https://www.nashville.gov/Public-Works/Traffic-and-Parking/Traffic-Calming.aspx

4th Annual Tree Sale

Nashville Tree Conservation Corps and The Metro Tree Advisory Committee Present the Fourth Annual Tree Sale

This tree sale makes it easy to plant a tree in your yard and, not only do something good for your family, but help to improve the health, beauty and well-being of the entire community. The trees sold will be mapped for the Root Nashville tree canopy campaign to plant 500,000 trees by 2050.

Order deadlines and deliveries are:

  • **Feb. 7, 2021, Delivery week of March 1, 2021;
  • **March 7, 2021, Delivery week of April 1, 2021;
  • **April 7, 2021, Delivery week of April 21, 2021.

** **After February 7th, 2021 Nashville Tree Conservation Corps. will not offer any early spring blooming trees such as Redbud, Dogwood, or blooming cherry tree varieties in order to avoid transplant shock and increased mortality. Fall and winter are the best time to plant trees, not spring.

https://www.nashvilletreeconservationcorps.org/tree-sale

Crestmoor Glen Echo Realignment

CVS is now in the final stages of getting all permits approved prior to demolition. Permit approval was a necessary step before moving forward. 

Although I am hesitant to give a firm timeline, CVS is expecting Demolition of the Krystal to begin most likely sometime in March of this yearOnce demolition is complete, the construction of the CVS is expected to be completed over a 6 month period of time. Once this construction is complete, CVS will move from the old to new location. At that time, the city will work on realigning the streets where the old location was. 

Metro Council Budget Meetings

The Metro Council Budget Committee is hosting a series of webinars to provide detailed information to citizens about the budget process.  These are broken into three categories – How we get the money, how we spend it, and a community panel discussion.  The schedule is below: 

Jan 21, 2021 - Nashville General Hospital  

Jan 28, 2021 - Public Safety - Metro Nashville Police Department,  Sheriff's Office, District Attorney's Office 

Feb 4, 2021 - Community Panel Discussion  

Feb 11, 2021 - Expert Panel Discussion  

Feb 18, 2021 - How the Budget Process works  

Feb 25, 2021 - Participatory Budget - Councilmember At-Large Zulfat Suara 

This series of sessions will provide helpful information, and everyone is encouraged to participate as the council works through this upcoming 2021 budget year. Links to join all meetings listed can be found on the Metro Council Events Calendar at https://www.nashville.gov/Metro-Council/Council-Events-Calendar.aspx. 

or Metro Nashville Network on Comcast channel 3, AT&T U-verse channel 99, Google Fiber channel 3, and streaming  on the MNN Roku channel. 

 

GBT Realty in Planning Stages for Eden House

GBT Realty is currently in the planning stages at 2025 Richard Jones Rd. for Eden House, a high-end residential project that will complement our Green Hills neighborhood with ground floor retail and restaurants to increase connectivity and walkability along Richard Jones.

GBT will not be asking for any variances or rezones and have informed me it is their intention to use current entitlements within the GreenHills Urban Design Overlay.  They will be holding a community meeting soon as their plans develop.

How was the name Eden House created?

The name Eden comes from one of the original streets in Green Hills, a nod to their dedication to delivering a product that enhances the emblematic neighborhood. House is a reference to the vacated Metro Firehouse the project is replacing. The project will be executed by-right and within the area’s current UDO.