Republican state Sen. Jim Tracy sets first major fundraiser for March 14
Chattanooga Times Free Press
NASHVILLE — Republican state Sen. Jim Tracy's first major fundraiser for his 4th Congressional District bid is set for March 14 in Murfreesboro. Former Gov. Winfield Dunn, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Bo Watson, R-Hixson, and Rep.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - There could be a new fight over the state fairgrounds in Nashville. A company based out of Cordova in West Tennessee is offering half a million dollars to run the state fair this September. (link)
You can get your own copy of the Metro council meeting agenda at Metro Council Agenda and you can get your copy of the staff analysis at Metro Council Agenda Analysis. Council meetings can be really, really boring if you don't know what the Council is voting on. With an agenda and analysis, they are just really boring.
There are no bills on public hearing.
There are nine resolutions all of which are on the consent agenda and there is one memorializing resolution which will likely become part of the consent agenda. A resolution is on the consent agenda if it passed the committees to which it was assigned unanimously. Since the committees have not met yet, some resolutions which are listed as on the consent agenda may not be on the consent agenda when the council meets. Bills on the consent agenda are usually not controversial and tend to be routine matters, such as accepting grants from the Federal or State Government or authorizing the Department of Law to settle claims against the city or appropriating money from the 4% fund. However, some atrocious memorializing resolutions that were on the consent agenda have been approved from time to time. Resolutions on the consent agenda are passed by a single vote of the Council rather than being considered individually. Any member of the body may have a bill pulled off of the consent agenda. None on this agenda appear controversial.
RESOLUTION NO. RS2013-584 sets the date for the Mayor's State of Metro address. This resolution sets it for May 20, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at the Music City Center. I think I will attend. This will be a chance to see the new facility.Bills on First reading almost always pass. There are nine bills on first reading. They are considered as a group and are seldom discussed. First reading is a formality that allows the bill to be considered. Bills are not assigned to committee or analyzed by council staff until after they have passed first reading.
ORDINANCE NO. BL2013-358 approves an agreement between Metro, through Nashville Arts Commission, and the Americans for the Arts in relation to the Americans for the Arts 2014 Annual Convention and Pre-Conference which will take place in Nashville, Tennessee. The arts commission is supposed to raise the money for Metro's share of the expense for this project. If they do not, Metro could be subsidizing this convention to the tune of a quarter million dollars. If the representatives of the Arts commission are confident they can raise the money, then the Council should approve this agreement. However, the Council needs some strong assurance that this will not cost the taxpayers.
ORDINANCE NO. BL2013-359 modifies an agreement with the Renaissance Hotel. Since Metro has built the new Music City Center it is necessary to modify the terms of an arrangement the city has with the Renaissance. I would have to assume this is a fair deal to both Metro and Renaissance, however I hope someone on budget and finance has looked at this agreement carefully.Bills on Third Reading: There are eight bills on third reading. Third Reading is the final reading. If a bill passes third reading it becomes law unless it is vetoed by the Mayor, which has only rarely happened.
From Peter Voysey
Hi Everybody!
We are very pleased to announce that the Green Hills GOP Summit
has a new ‘home’—the Meeting Room at The St. Paul Senior Living
Community in Green Hills! And what a terrific venue it is! The more than
ample space is very attractive AND: there are lots of comfortable,
padded chairs---there’s plenty of room for tables to handle name tags
and food and beverage service---a lectern---a full-size American Flag
in a stand—just everything we need (and one or two things that we
haven’t needed so far, like a piano!). Together with a great location
and free parking we are very fortunate indeed. You will like it!
Our first meeting in our new home will be Saturday (February 23—the
4th Saturday of the month) with coffee and pastries available at 8:30 a.m.
and the Program beginning at 9 a.m. (We’ll send a separate email on that.)
Right now, we’d like to give you the details about the location and parking.
Please take careful note because we will not be able to post any signs inside
or outside the venue.
Our Venue Is The Meeting Room At The St. Paul Senior Living
Community, Located At 5031 Hillsboro Pike in Green Hills.
Turn At The Intersection of Hillsboro And Burton Hills
Boulevard. [Conveniently, There Is A Traffic Light At
This Intersection.] An Easy Landmark Is St. Paul’s Church
With Its Attractive Steeple. Also, The Entrance To The Burton
Hills Complex Is Directly Across Hillsboro.
A Large Sign At The Entrance Identifies: St. Paul Community
Church; St. Paul Christian Academy; and St. Paul Senior Living
Community. You Will Pass By Each Of These As You Drive Into
The Complex After Leaving Hillsboro Pike.
Drive As Far As You Can, Curving To The Left At The End. The
Meeting Room Entry Consists Of Two Sets Of Double Glass
Doors On The Left (With A Horizontal Row Of Seven Glass Windows
Above), Across From A Small Semi-Circular Drive. (You will be
entering the Meeting Room directly from the outside.)
You Are Free To Park In Any Of The Parking Spaces In This Area.
(Some Are Unmarked And Some Are Marked “BS”—For Beauty
Shop—Which Is Not Open On Saturdays.) If Necessary, You May
Also Park In The Semi-Circular Drive.
NOTE: We Are NOT Authorized To Park In The Garage. Parking In
The Area Described Above Should Be Adequate. If It Is Not, You
Are Requested To Park In The School Parking Lot. The Visitor’s
Parking Lot Located Outside The Front Entrance To The Senior
Living Community Building Should Be Avoided As Much As Possible.
Questions? Just reply to this email.
We’re delighted to be able to give you this good news. See you Saturday!
Cheers!
Peter & Gail Voysey
Event Chairmen
Green Hills GOP Summit
Nashville/Davidson County Republican Party
My Comment: Peter and Gail have done a great job keeping the Green Hills Republican breakfast group going and growing. It has been a challenge to find and a keep a meeting location in Green Hills. There is not a Shoney's in Green Hills, which is often a popular meeting place, and there are few places that can accommodate a group like this. Peter and Gail's dedication is admirable. I appreciate what they do. Here is a map to the new location.
Tennessee Cops Harass Old Lady After Mistaking Buckeye Bumper Sticker for Pot Leaf Bumper Sticker
by Mike Riggs, Reason.com, Last week, the former president of the Dallas-Fort Worth Ohio State Alumni Club was pulled over in Tennessee while driving from her mother-in-law's funeral in Ohio back to Texas. The reason? Tennessee police mistook the Buckeyes sticker on her ride for a pot leaf sticker, and thought it meant she was trafficking drugs (because people do that).
Williamson County GOP Chairman Kevin Kookogey has announced he will not seek a second term according to a story in today's Tennessean. While I do not have first hand knowledge of what is going on in the Williamson County Republican Party, I have heard comments that he has greatly damaged the party, that some contributors were withholding funds and that many Republicans were embarrassed by Kookogey.
Kookogey is either a fringe kook or is a patriot advancing real conservative values according to whom you talk to. He has advanced an anti-Muslim, anti-Agenda 21 agenda. He has advocated purging the party of insufficiently conservative members and has been critical of Gov. Haslam and other elected Republicans.
The anti-agenda 21 movement is based on a weird theory that the United Nations plans to kill 96% of the worlds population by poisoning them with aspartame and fluoride, although to be fair, most opponents of Agenda 21 probably are not aware of that part of the theory. In its milder form, the anti-Agenda 21 movement believes that Agenda 21 is a United Nations plan to take away American sovereignty, redistribute wealth and take away property rights in the name of environmentalism.
Across the nation anti-Agenda 21 activist have opposed everything from traffic calming, to reintroducing wolfs into the wild, to sidewalks, smart meters, and almost all forms of planning and mass transit as being part of agenda 21. This anti-agenda 21 movement originated with the John Birch Society and was spread by people like Alex Jones and Glenn Beck. Anti-agenda hysteria has worked its way into the Republican Party with the National GOP adopting an Anti-Agenda 21 party platform plank. The national GOP party platform plank however is short and vague. The Williamson County Republican Party has adopted a strongly worded Anti-Agenda 21 resolution that you can read at this link.
Anti-Islam activism included taking out a full page ad against Gov. Haslam over his administration's hiring of a qualified Muslim, Samar Ali, to work in the Department of Economic and CommunityDevelopment. The Williamson County party has also hosted an event for controversial Dutch anti-Muslim politician Geert Wilders.
Engaging in actions such as the above is not normally a function of a Party chair. Many see the roll of the Party chair to raise money, elect Republicans to office and increase Party ranks. I am sure many will be glad to see Kookogey go. If anyone has insight into what has happened with the Williamson Country Republican Party under the leadership of Keven Kookogey, I would welcome hearing from you.
The Tennessean, Brian Haas, Feb 16, 2013- Nashville may want to listen to Cindy MoonRose if it’s serious about planning for the future.
Moon Rose, one of hundreds of residents to attend the NashvilleNext
kickoff event on Saturday, said that the city needs to become the kind
of place where you can work, live and play -- not just one of the three.
..... Residents will have an opportunity to offer feedback on what they’d like Nashville to look like and what they’d like to avoid.
Like Atlanta, for example.
“Atlanta’s
always served as an example of what we don’t want to be,” said Rod
Williams, another longtime resident and a former Metro councilman who
pointed to Atlanta’s sprawl and transportation problems. “Everyone
always wants to see growth. We want the right kind of growth. I don’t
think that always having more and more development is always a good
thing.” (link)
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