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Can’t believe the summer is over! Halloween here we come!
In This Issue
- Mark Your Calendars
- Buzzard Hollow Property Community Meeting Recap & Document Link
- Join me as we welcome Commander Jason Proctor and Officer Benjamin Cantrell to Saturdays with Sheri
- Updates: Osprey, Flags, Trees
- Focus: Bellevue Schools and Non-Profits
- Traffic Calming, HubNashville, Safety
📅 MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Saturdays with Sheri
Let’s Welcome
Commander Jason Proctor and Officer Benjamin Cantrell
Saturday, October 31 at 1pm
Bellevue Community Center
Our team from MNPD’s West Precinct will be on hand to answer questions about policing, crime stats, unhoused, and more. Bring your questions and join us for conversation.
From the Bellevue Harpeth Chamber of Commerce
October 12 at 6:30pm
Bellevue Harpeth Historic Assn hosts Rudy Kalis
“We are all Products of the Shadows of our Past”
Bellevue Church of Christ (back door at canopy)
November 3, 2026
State and Federal Election
Please vote so that just 20% don’t make the decisions for the rest of us. Your vote does matter.
Bellevue Community Meeting for the old Buzzard Hollow Landfill Property
The Buzzard Hollow property has a complicated history. The site operated as a landfill until the 1970s and was later subject to TDEC action related to illegal dumping and significant cleanup requirements (they condemned the property and assessed the clean up responsibility to Metro). Much of the property remains unsuitable for development, with only a small, largely tree-screened area available for limited non-residential use. Metro purchased the property and is now addressing cleanup of Overall Creek and the surrounding affected areas.
Because the usable portion sits within the hollow and is largely hidden from surrounding properties, it may provide an opportunity to address several needs Bellevue residents have raised for years. At the same time, I want to be certain that noise, visibility, traffic and potential neighborhood impacts are carefully evaluated.
The current concept includes:
- A Sustainability Education Center
- A Convenience and Collection Center for items residents currently must travel across town to dispose of
- Relocation of the roll-off bins currently at Highway 70S and I-40
- An on-site host/guard for security and oversight
- A traffic signal and redesigned intersection at Old Old Hickory Boulevard and the Wrenstone entrance to improve access, traffic flow and safety.
Other potential community-serving uses are also being explored. I will share those when we know they are truly feasible rather than create expectations prematurely.
On August 24, I hosted Metro Waste Services and the engineering team from Barge Design Solutions for a community meeting to present the concept, answer questions and hear from residents. Materials from that meeting include the presentation boards, a detailed Q&A addressing issues such as noise and visibility, and a list of materials that would actually be accepted at the Convenience and Collection Center.
These materials may be viewed at this link: Buzzard Hollow Constituent Materials
Where We Go From Here
We are still early in the process. Before anything can move forward, the proposal must go through several stages:
- Pre-application review with Metro departments, followed by a possible rezoning application.
- Metro departmental studies and Planning staff review.
- Additional community meetings as plans develop.
- A Planning Commission public hearing and recommendation.
- Metro Council consideration through three readings, including a public hearing at second reading.
- Mayoral consideration if approved by Council.
- Permitting through Metro Codes before any development could begin.
This is a public process with multiple opportunities for review and community input. As it moves forward, I will continue sharing what is proposed, what changes and when Bellevue residents can participate.
Updates:
Osprey
According to Tn Wildlife Resources Agency staff shared with me that the Osprey nest was not taken down illegally as it was dormant. That shared, we talked extensively about alternatives for the nest(s). They said that if there is a group of people interested and willing to fund and create the nests, that is something that is commonly done. If you are interested, we need a cohesive group who want to do it so we’re not all individually reaching out to them. Once we have a group and a lead, I’ll share their contact so it can move together seamlessly. Email me at sheri.weiner@nashville.gov if you are interested in forming, leading and/or participating in this group.
Flags in Bellevue
Remember when we had the Bellevue flag design contest and NCS student Mikayla Bledsoe shared her talent with us? We wanted to raise the flag at the same time we rededicated the Park with its ‘correct’ name on a newly corrected plaque (instead of Red Caboose Playground, it’s Red Caboose Park as it should be). There were delays but the light is at the end of the tunnel and the plaque should be ready for an October event. I’m not scheduling it yet so stay tuned. 1795 is the year of Bellevue’s ‘founding’.
All Our Lost Trees
Given the loss of all the trees as a result of the ice storm, there is a way to begin to restore our community’s beauty. Root Nashville is part of the public private partnership between Metro Nashville and the Cumberland River Compact. If you go to Root Nashville Trees for Community Projects program is still active. The residential free tree program ended August 31.
Focus: Bellevue Area Schools
Beginning this year, timing of school opening and closing are being adjusted to match our students’ internal clocks. Check this list for your school’s new start time –
alphabetical school list
An individual school focus was not available as of “press time” for this issue.
Stay tuned for the October issue.
Bellevue Non Profits: Focus on Bellevue Community Foundation
The Bellevue Community Foundation has its roots in a remarkable act of neighbors helping a neighbor. In 1990, a Bellevue widow was facing foreclosure on her home. Members of the community rallied around her and raised nearly $30,000 in just a few months. A charitable trust was created, allowing the community to purchase the home so she could remain there. After her death in 2005, the home was sold through a sealed-bid auction. Rather than simply dispersing the proceeds, community leaders looked for a way to turn that original act of generosity into something that could continue benefiting Bellevue for years to come. In 2007, the Bellevue Community Fund was established in partnership with the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, with the goal of growing those resources into a permanent pool of charitable funds supporting organizations and programs serving Bellevue.
In 2020, the Bellevue Community Fund became the Bellevue Community Foundation, reflecting a broader role of collaborating with Bellevue's nonprofit and civic organizations and investing in initiatives that strengthen the community. Today, the Foundation continues the spirit in which it began: Bellevue neighbors coming together to help one another and improve the community they share.
The Bellevue Community Foundation is an affiliate of Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee that awards annual grants to our Bellevue non-profits. The Bellevue Community Foundation has announced the timeline for its 2026 annual grant program for eligible 501(c)(3) organizations serving the Bellevue, Tennessee community. To be eligible for consideration, organizations must be registered with Giving Matters.
Grant Timeline
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Application requests begin: September 15, 2026
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Application deadline: November 15, 2026
To request a grant application, email wspira@yahoo.com.
Organizations interested in applying are encouraged to ensure their Giving Matters profile is current before requesting an application. For additional information about the Bellevue Community Foundation grant program, visit the Bellevue Community Foundation Grant Information page.
Bellevue Harpeth Historic Association would like to THANK everyone who purchased an engraved brick to improve the sidewalk at the DeMoss cabin (Belle Vue 1) in Red Caboose Park. Community support will keep our historical landmark standing for generations to come.
HUB.NASHVILLE.GOV
The hubNashville site also is where you can report a myriad of public safety concerns….go to Request Type: Public Safety. It is also the location for you to ask for Metro services…go to hubNashville and select your area of need. For example, if your concern is an issue with homeless encampments, please file a report at Request Type: Request Non-Emergency Police Assistance.
WEST PRECINCT, MNPD
As a reminder, your West Precinct holds an open community meeting the 2nd Thursday of every month at 6pm at the precinct. During these meetings Commander Bowers provides statistical updates, answers questions and discusses initiatives ongoing in the area. It’s an informative and helpful opportunity to engage 1:1 with your officers. I hope to see you there.
LINK TO MNPD TRESPASS WAIVER
It should be returned to Sgt. Amanda Kozen (amanda.hane@nashville.gov) or postal mail to the precinct (5500 Charlotte Pike 37209).
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
If you want to get involved, I can share that you have a lot of opportunity among the over 70 boards and commissions. Lend your expertise. Browse the list of opportunities. Call me and I'm happy to connect you to those in the know. Check out the vacancies and apply.
About Boards and Commissions | Nashville.gov
Thank you, in advance, for your willingness to serve.
CONTACTS and INFORMATION
You can contact Metro directly to request Metro services at
hub.nashville.gov
In the event you do not receive a response or confirmation from HUB, please email or call me.
I typically respond within 24 hours (if not sooner).
METRO COUNCIL CONTACT
Nashville.gov/departments/council
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