Comprehensive Growth Plan: Online Surveys

The following in announcement/press release regarding online surveys that can be completed in order to assist in the Comprehensive Growth Plan effort.

It is a way that you can help with Robertson County’s Comprehensive Growth Plan without leaving your home! Follow the link below to complete the online survey.

Though, I certainly encourage you to attend the upcoming Community Workshops, please take a couple of moments to assist Robertson County in this effort.

Comprehensive Growth Plan: Community Workshops (December 3rd - 6th)

Here is an announcement/press release regarding the upcoming Community Workshops that are coming up in December (12/3-6). Please mark your calendars to attend. The workshops will be conducted in Springfield, Adams, Coopertown and Cross Plains.

We hope to see you there!

Residents Are Encouraged to Attend Community Workshops and Provide Input for the Comprehensive Growth and Development Plan for Robertson County and the cities of Adams, Coopertown and Cross Plains

Workshops are in Adams, Coopertown, Cross Plains, and Springfield, December 3-6

Springfield, TN – Residents are encouraged to attend Community Workshops to learn about the  Comprehensive Growth and Development Plan for Robertson County and the cities of Adams, Coopertown and Cross Plains. The workshops are scheduled for Monday, December 3 through Thursday, December 6.  The workshops will be led by consultants with Littlejohn Engineering Associates, Inc.

The Comprehensive Growth and Development Plan will give officials a roadmap to guide future growth and development, accommodate change, and maintain the unique character of Robertson County.  “Every resident or business in Robertson County will be affected by this project in some way,” said Jonathan Garner, chair of the project’s steering committee. “Roads, housing, parks, schools, and even historic landmarks are under discussion. Public input on this project is crucial to its success.”

Gorham-MacBane Public Library: Director Resignation

In the event that you have not heard this by now, please allow me to pass along that Mary Schmidt, Library Director for our Gorham-MacBane Public Library has resigned.

Here is message from the Library Board of Trustees representative, James Marshall:

The Week of November 19, 2012

Here is a list of Robertson County Commission meetings for the Week of November 19, 2012:

Date & Committee/Board                                             Time                    Location

Monday – Nov. 19

Ceremony - honoring Meggs/Walton                           10:00 a.m.                           Courthouse

Audit Committee                                                              5:30 p.m.                             RCOB

Budget Committee                                                           6:00 p.m.                             RCOB

County Commission                                                         7:00 p.m.                             RCOB

Tuesday – Nov. 20

911 Board                                                                           9:00 a.m.                              ECC Building                      

Wednesday – Nov. 21

RTA                                                                                      10:00 a.m.                           Nashville                             

GNRC                                                                                   11:00 a.m.                           Nashville

MCHRA                                                                               12:00 p.m.                           Nashville

Thursday – Nov. 22 

COUNTY OFFICES CLOSED/HOLIDAY                                                                                                                                 

Friday – Nov. 23

COUNTY OFFICES CLOSED/HOLIDAY

Comprehensive Growth Plan: Being Discussed Throughout Middle Tennessee

These are several articles that I have posted on Facebook, but I wanted to share them here on “From the Blackpatch.”

It certainly seems that our Comprehensive Growth Plan is being discussed throughout Middle Tennessee.

Check out these two articles:

From The Nashville Ledger:

Residents are encouraged to attend Community Workshops to learn about the Comprehensive Growth and Development Plan for Robertson County and the cities of Adams, Coopertown and Cross Plains. The workshops will be led by consultants with Littlejohn Engineering Associates, Inc. The Comprehensive Growth and Development Plan will give officials a roadmap to guide future growth and development, accommodate change, and maintain the unique character of Robertson County.

RC Comprehensive Growth Plan in the Nashville Post

Friends of mine on Facebook undoubtedly saw where I had posted this a couple of weeks ago, but I wanted to share this post here on “From the Blackpatch.”

The Nashville Post covered our Comprehensive Growth Plan in a quick article. It is always great to see Robertson County being showcased for the rest of Middle Tennessee.

Robertson County Growth Plan: EXPLAINED

Many of you have asked me what the Comprehensive Growth Plan “is” and what it will mean for Robertson County since I had previously discussed it back in October.  It is a project that cannot be easily reduced to a sound bite or a blurb, but my quick two-second response is that it is an “assessment of where we are, and where we would like to be.” Here is a much more thorough explanation of what this project encompasses –

“The Robertson County Comprehensive Growth and Development Plan is an intergovernmental initiative of the County and the Cities of Adams, Cross Plains and Coopertown to create a long-term vision and strategic plan for the County’s residents. Based on a comprehensive and inclusive community outreach process, the 2040 Vision Plan will be created for this county located north of Nashville. Citizens in the County desire to retain the rural, farmland economy that is unique to this region, while managing encroaching growth from the Nashville metropolitan area and capitalizing on opportunities for economic development. This effort includes engaging a broad and diverse population in a variety of formats including one-on-one interviews, community meetings, web-based consensus-building tools and workshops. A final comprehensive plan and strategic plan is the product of this effort.”

As you can see, this project is critical for Robertson County.

Please take a minute to go to the Comprehensive Growth Plan website found here (simply go to the Robertson County Chamber of Commerce website – www.robertsonchamber.org and add “/growth”

In following posts, I will let you know how you can provide input towards this effort. Your input is critical!

Comprehensive Growth Plan: Website

Over the last few weeks, the Robertson County Comprehensive Growth Plan (CGP) has kicked off, and is now in high gear.

One of the partners, the Robertson County Chamber of Commerce has graciously offered to allow the CGP to utilize their website – check it out here: http://robertsonchamber.org/growth

“Bookmark” this website so that you can periodically check for updates and the progress being made with on your CGP.

Election 2012: Voter Leave

Remember over the next couple of weeks, but especially on November 6^th -

Under state law found at T.C.A. § 2-1-106, any person who is entitled to vote in an election held in Tennessee is entitled to take a reasonable amount of time off from work, up to three hours, in order to vote during the time the polls are open in the county where the employee is a resident. The employer may specify the hours during which the employee may be absent, and the employee is required to apply for voting leave to the employer before noon of the day before the election. The state law further provides that the employee cannot be penalized or suffer a reduction in pay due to the absence. There is an exception to this requirement—if the employee’s work period begins three or more hours after the opening of the polls or ends three or more hours before the closing of the polls, then the employer is not required to allow any time off from work.

State law sets the minimum requirements for voting leave, but your county may provide for more time off than is required. Check your local personnel policies. Leave policies for all county offices are filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

The Week of October 22, 2012

MEETINGS SCHEDULED WEEK OF

October 22, 2012 – October 26, 2012

Date & Comm./Board             Time                    Location

Monday- Oct. 22 

EMS                                                               5:00 p.m.                      EMS Building     

Delinquent Tax                                            6:00 p.m.                      Co. Mayor’s Office

Tuesday- Oct. 23

Nominations                                                5:00 p.m.                      Co. Mayor’s

Wednesday – Oct. 24

OPEN

Thursday- Oct. 25

Zoning Board of Appeals                           5:00 p.m.                       RCOB

Highway Commission                                7:00 p.m.                       Hwy.

Friday-Oct. 26

OPEN