I once worked with an association of state-wide elected officials that held annual conferences at different locations throughout the country. One year a hidden camera crew followed the state treasurer of Minnesota to one of these conferences and did an…
Category: City Management
Employment Requirements at City Hall are Concerning
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As a former employee, I watch job openings at City Hall with great interest. I have noticed something lately, however, that has caused some concern and – in my opinion – sets the city up for potential litigation. I have…
Viva Las Vegas! GO LaVERGNE!
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LaVergne is sending a delegation to the 2017 retail conference hosted by the International Council of Shopping Centers, scheduled May 21-24 in Las Vegas. I won’t talk about taxpayer dollars sending people to Vegas because it’s just a fact that the…
Fresh Ideas: About Greenways
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When I campaigned for alderman, other people who were also running kept yelling out that they would have “fresh ideas!” if they were elected. I asked, “What kind of fresh ideas do you have?” The answer was they hoped to…
City Looking at Space Needs
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As many readers already know, I am running for the office of Alderman in the City of La Vergne. A hot topic of conversation has been about building a City Hall Complex. Today I met with the City Administrator and I…
Speak Up and Refuse to be Intimidated
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CORRECTION: Matt Church was not handcuffed. He said two La Vergne police officers who did have handcuffs out restrained his arms and shoulders and took him out the door. I have edited the opinion below to reflect this. This is…
Road Work Finally Underway
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The intersection at Murfreesboro Road and Nir Shreibman Road has long been a thorn in the side of drivers that live in the Lake Forest, Madison Square, Watersedge, Lakewoods, and other subdivisions as they leave for work in the morning…
How’s Employee Morale Now, Mayor?
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Here we go again. Back in late April, Mayor Dennis Waldron was recorded trash-talking city employees, volunteers, and other elected officials. This was about the time he was telling anyone who would listen to him (and those subjected to listening by…
Rules, We Don’t Need Your Stinkin’ Rules
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For those of you who were unable to attend the Board of Mayor and Alderman meeting on Thursday (1/8/15) night, I want to share with our smart readers what went wrong. Before I jump into my rant, please remember, this…
The Day Democracy Died
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3,225 votes. That’s how many don’t count according to newly sworn in Alderman Melisa Brown. That’s how many do not count according to her logic in going along with Mayor Dennis Waldron to select Calvin Jones to fill the mayor’s…