There seems to be some hoopla these days in LaVergne over the subject of free speech. Stating the obvious, we all know that free speech is protected under our first amendment rights of the Constitution of the United States. We also…
Category: Elected Officials
Let’s Talk About Take Home Vehicles
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A reader posted on our facebook page about seeing the mayor at Aldi’s earlier today. Today is Sunday and he drove his city vehicle. Why is this important? First, let’s take a look at the short history of mayors driving city vehicles.…
City Off State Probation for Water/Sewer Mismanagement
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Nearly four years ago, I stood in front of the Water and Wastewater Financing Board at a hearing by the State Comptroller’s Office to present a plan to get the city off the state’s distressed water system list. The board…
Caught on Tape: The Dennis Files
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A scant three months ago, the mayor of LaVergne was quoted in the Daily News Journal saying he did not want to have a hostile work environment. He said everyone was “treated equal” at City Hall. He is often heard boasting about…
They Might Not Want Pizza, They Might Want Bubble Gum
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The budget workshops have finally ended but not without some head-scratching moments. We were going to go over some of the highlights but the details were sadly fairly mind-numbing and you can go to the city’s youtube channel to watch them…
We Need More Revenue So Let’s Cut Revenue
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Oh logic how we miss you. It appears this Board of Mayor and Aldermen so desperately want to say they cut taxes that in one moment the mayor said, “We need more revenue,” and the next moment he says, “But…
Bye-Bye Farmers Market in LaVergne
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There’s nothing like biting into a garden-grown tomato on a hot summer day or wiping your mouth off after gnawing on a buttery, delicious ear of corn. For those of us who are unable to grow our own vegetables and fruit,…
Bye-Bye Fire Sprinklers
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Let’s face it. The ordinance requiring fire sprinklers to be put into new construction homes is dead. Or it will be in a couple of months. After the effort to revoke that ordinance fizzled last month, we thought it was…
Mayor / Board keep fire sprinkler requirements
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Wow. That’s all I can say after the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting tonight. We thought it was a done deal – that money was buying the termination of the city’s existing sprinkler ordinance. We thought that the lives…
Money Talks … The Rest of the Story
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The rest of the story begins with the full disclosure of Melisa Brown’s campaign. In my last editorial I asked the question what happened to the $1,376.74 balance of the previous disclosure on her campaign finance form. I was told by…