FEMA Link; How to help!

Shanna McCoy, Franklin flood control, says this link below details what can be  developed in the floodplain-floodway. 

The permitted uses can be found in the City of Franklin Zoning Ordinance in Chapter 3.4.4 Floodway and 3.4.5 Floodplain. 

The  Zoning Ordinance can be accessed  from this link; http://www.franklintn.gov/home/showdocument?id=22062 .  

This ordinance is a PDF and will not copy and paste to this news blog.

The hatched line designates floodway, the dark gray is 100 year floodplain and the lighter gray is 500 year floodplain.

Amy Miller is with State of Tennessee Economic Development.  She is in charge of Flood Monitoring for the state of Tennessee.  The proposed paved greenway/trail with lights is legal and acceptable within a flood plain.  The addition of bathrooms and parking lots are also acceptable.

Shanna McCoy states, “parks, trails, open space are approved and appropriate uses for areas of floodplain.  As this area is further down the road in the Parks Department’s Master Plan, it may be several years before you see any progress.  However, be assured that when/if the plan moves forward, all State and Federal regulations will be met and followed.”

It has been learned that trees may not be taken down to build the trail. 

The observation is that the trail behind Ewingville will be closer to homes.  Amy Miller also stated walkway with lights and bathrooms are allowed in a flood plain.  She also stated no trees are allowed to be removed.

It is imperative that our letters and calls arrive to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, BOMA, before their December 8, 2015 work session meeting.  These are the deciders of the trail and the placement behind Ewingville.

You might state that Ewingville does not object to trails or connectivity of parks.  Placement of the walking trail through Ewingville is the concern.  We are not oppossing a public utility but are opposed to a non-essential that compromises the quality of life on Ewingville.

All of the concerns of invasion of privacy, safety and security are now the only appeal we seem to have. 

Please write or call the BOMA members.  Take nothing for granted.

If you have written or called, do it again. Voting by BOMA will likely be in January of 2016.

Strongly suggest that the trail be placed along Lewisburg Pike.  Along Lewisburg none of the concerns we have will be a factor. 

To write or call BOMA members 

see the TAB at the top of our blog:  BOMA contact info.

Parks Plan and Ewingville Drive

The Master Parks Plan was presented to BOMA and the public on November 5, 2015 in the Training Room of City Hall.  

The crowd size was an estimated 200.  Folks came from Ewingville, Sturbridge, Yorktown, and Harpeth Meadows to register the opposition to the trail on our side of the river.  There were a few supporters who wanted the trail for their own biking and running.

The parks planners briefly presented an overview of the entire parks plan.  The majority of the two hours concerned trail placement.  There was much audience participation with anyone who wished speaking at least once.  This was not a time for BOMA decision.  

The vast majority of those speaking voiced concerns of privacy, loss of property value, policing and the impact on the environment and wildlife.

No one was totally against the entire trail system.  Stated was that the study was done considering the trail user and not the property owners.

Questioned by two in attendance.... if the study had begun by contacting FEMA concerning flood restrictions on this property.  The company designing the plan had NOT contacted FEMA.

The final vote will likely be in January 2016. 

A BOMA work session will be on December 8, 2015 at 5:00 PM.  This is generally a time when the public speaks little.   

Come to listen and then recontact BOMA with concerns or appreciation for their position to remove Ewingville.  Getting Ewingville removed benefits all subdivisions up the road.

It should be noted that the Ewingville side of the trail was first taken out of the plan and put back in.  The trail is on both sides of the river currently.

Several BOMA members were in attendance.  The decision of the trails is solely with BOMA.

Meanwhile our proactive plan is to contact each BOMA member.  They will likely take a vote on the trails and parks plan in January 2016.  So, making a contact before January is imperative.

Please see the TAB at the top of this blog for BOMA names and contact information.  How you contact is your decision….but..contact!   Maybe you have once contacted…it is time to do it again.

November 5, 2015 Master Parks Plan Revealed

Walking Trail….Straight Talk

Parks and Recreation‘s hired consultants will present the Master Park Plan on Thursday, November 5, 2015 in the City Hall Training Room from 6:00 – 8:00 PM.  After the presentation it is understood that the public will be able to speak.

The Master Plan was revised on October 26, 2015.  The trail was first interpreted as being removed from the Ewingville side, however it is still referenced in the plan.  Note pages  23, and maps on pages 25, 30 and 116 of the plan at http://www.franklintn.gov/home/showdocument?id=22642.

The changes remove priorities and state that trail routes are conceptual and subject to revision based on stakeholder's future input. 

To be noted is that our neighbors in Harpeth Meadows are still contending with the trail by their homes. 

Please make your plans to attend this meeting.  .  Based on a better interpretation of the Master Plan it is extremely important  that residents show up for this meeting on Nov. 5, 2015…6:00 – 8:00 PM in the City Hall Training Room.

Invitations----Candidates for BOMA

You are invited

to these meetings

with the BOMA Candidates:

Monday, Oct. 5, 5 pm – 8 pm, Mayor Ken Moore is hosting a Pre-election Celebration at Puckett’s downtown.  All of the BOMA candidates will meet and talk with anybody who wishes to drop by.

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 6 pm there is a forum at City Hall Candidates will speak and answer questions from Franklin Home Page.  This is the first chance to hear candidates talk.

Thursday, Oct. 15, 5:30 pm, forum at City Hall sponsored by the Tennessean newspaper and Williamson Chamber of Commerce.  This is the second chance to hear candidates talk.  Meet the candidates at 5:30 before they begin questions.

Sept. 8, 2015 Walkway on Agenda, BOMA. 5:00 PM, City Hall, Meeting Room

 Walkway Master Plan To

Request Additional Funds.
Come!

Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at 5:00 PM the company preparing the master park plan, which includes the walkway-river walk through Ewingville Dr., will make a presentation. 

They will request $10, 700 not covered in the original contract to complete their research. Their final step is a walk through “the first greenway section along the Harpeth” likely in August-September.

The contract with the consulting company ends September 30, 2015.

There will be no opportunity for comments.  This item is #9 on the Work Agenda at 5:00 PM.  The agenda includes a likely lengthy discussion of #7 on housing.   

Alderman at Large Ann Peterson continues to keep us informed.  She formerly lived on Ewingville.

It is felt that a presence of those opposed

would make a statement at this meeting. 

It will say that we are watching! 

This webmistress is suggesting wearing a red shirt 

to show the numbers opposed.

Walkway WSMV coverage

The August 17, 2015 BOMA (Board of Mayor and Aldermen) drew a large crowd concerned about the proposed first draft of the Parks and Rec plan for a Walkway/River Walk in Franklin.  The proposed draft affects many neighborhoods.

The evening was videoed and put on air at WSMV, channel 4, at 10:00 PM.   See this link:

http://www.wsmv.com/story/29808225/franklin-property-owners-fight-proposed-river-trail#.VdNUprlNId1.mailto.

A second meeting is to be scheduled in September.  At this time this webmistress cannot locate this date.  You will be notified of this meeting as soon as information becomes available.

Please scroll down to August 12, 2015 for a list of aldermen with E mail addresses.  You are encouraged to contact these public servants.

Walk Study Recommends Ewingville Side of River!

 August 18, 2015 6:00 PM at City Hall the proposed walkway-river walk study will be presented to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.    The study has been sent to you from Trent Golden, 106 Ewingville.   golden1864@yahoo.com 

The proposed walkway is on the Ewingville side of the river.  It proposes to have a trailhead on one of the 4 city owned FEMA lots.

The consequences to our neighborhood need your attention.  This brings into our street many unknown cars, increases foot traffic in our neighborhood and increases our vulnerability.

You may access the City of Franklin at http://www.franklin-gov.com/home

You can do two things:

Attend this August 18, 6:00 PM meeting at City Hall.

Contact our aldermen to express your concerns:

Person Name	Title	Start Date	End Date	E-mail
Ald. Ann Petersen	Alderman	1/1/2014	11/10/2015	ann.petersen@franklintn.gov
Ald. Beverly Burger	Alderman	1/1/2014	11/1/2017	Bev@AldermanBurger.com
Ald. Brandy Blanton	Alderman	1/1/2014	11/10/2015	brandy.blanton@franklintn.gov
Ald. Dana McLendon	Alderman	1/1/2014	11/1/2017	danamclendon@mac.com
Ald. Margaret Martin	Alderman	1/1/2014	11/1/2017	margaret.martin@franklintn.gov
Ald. Michael Skinner	Alderman	1/1/2014	11/1/2017	michael.skinner@franklintn.gov
Ald. Pearl Bransford	Alderman	1/1/2014	11/10/2015	bransfordpearl@aol.com
Dr. Ken Moore	Mayor	1/1/2014	11/1/2017	ken.moore@franklintn.gov
Vice Mayor  Clyde Barnhill	Alderman	1/1/2014	11/10/2015	cbs1407@bellsouth.net