EP4: October Fun Times
This is the Fairview, TN News from Oct 1-Oct 8th 2025.
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Welcome to Episode 4 of Hello Fairview, your local podcast made right here in Fairview, for people in Fairview and the surrounding areas. This is a weekly show, released every Wednesday, featuring stories that aim to inform and inspire. Local Radio stations don’t exist in small towns like ours, so we will use Hello Fairview to fill that void with news related to Fairview. This is a Value for Value podcast, which means you contribute what you can based on the value you receive. This concept was founded by the PodFather himself, Adam Curry, and his Co-host, John C. Dvorak of the No Agenda Show, almost 18 years ago.
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Traffic Time
Cumberland and 100 are now a bigger mess, with Cumberland Road actually closed as they grade the area to help level the intersection while also adding turn lanes. School is out this week, so things are flowing because 100 isn’t getting closed regularly. I hope they can finish this phase by next week, when school is in session, because that will cause a lot more problems, as traffic will have to navigate the detour on Cumberland and avoid the congestion around the Middle and High School. We have more than a year left of this project so that I can see the other side of the street will need to be closed for a couple of weeks and then other times as they do different things.
Redlight Update – We currently have three (Old Cox, Publix, & Walmart), but we will soon be getting one at the new City Center Entrance. The poles went up this week. I hope they are not turned on too soon because traffic already backs up beyond that light from Publix. So, if they are not synchronized, traffic will be worse from Old Cox to Publix, which already takes 10-20 minutes during rush hours each day. There will be another one at Cumberland when that expansion occurs, and I’m not sure how it will help or hurt yet, but I hope the crossing guard will be able to control it during the morning and evening school rush.
Highway 100 at City Center – There will still be some construction closures here and there as the drainage, roads, and sidewalks are prepared around City Center and Cumberland.
Future Projects – I still need to find out more about this project because I wonder the costs of these sidewalks to understand if it will be worth it when the dust settles and one day the road gets widened and they will have to be torn up and replaced again. I know we are stuck in a loop where we are not big enough to expand and grow to become big enough to expand.
Future Projects – Sidewalks from Fairview Rec Center to Bowie Park (TDOT State Project 94013-2220-14 (2220 Right of Way, 3220 Construction) July 21st 2026
https://www.tn.gov/tdot/projects/region-3/fairview-boulevard--state-route-100--improvements-.html
Were Growin
County Side Note – There is a new Greenways Plan Survey available for you to complete between now and October 23rd. This will tell the county how to plan their next design workshop and what people think. https://www.williamsoncounty-tn.gov/Greenways, and some details on the plan can be found here https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:1a33a0c4-6809-436d-b8c9-737b53f7002e
Back to Our City News
We had our special primary election yesterday on the 7th. The Fairview Masonic Lodge Donated money for the Shop with a Cop program this year on the 6th of October.
Recap from the Last Meetings
Board of Commissioners Meeting 10/2
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@CityofFairviewTN
Calendar
https://www.fairview-tn.org/calendar/
Board of Zoning Appeals Oct 1st Week
- No Meetings
Planning Commission Oct 1st Week
- October 14th at 7PM
- (No Agenda Found Yet)
Board of Commissioners Recap - Oct 2nd 2025
- October 2nd at 7PM
- https://play.champds.com/fairviewtn/event/14
- City Manager Report:
- Police Training Range is almost finished with the design, which will come for approval, and the property has been closed on. They will move as quickly as possible to get started once approved.
- The Design of the Historic Village is expected to be approved soon. 50/50 Match on funding with parks and some grant possibilities.
- Don Bufalini inquired about our reserve fund, which has 1.7 million in reserves, and noted that the reserve allocation is currently at 15% and aims to increase it to 20%, adding 1% per year.
- United Fiber presented the board with a plaque and discussed their new 8Gig networks, which are now possible. They are also expanding their coverage throughout Fairview, which is a significant improvement compared to what was available previously.
- Carolyn Roberts was the winner of questioning things and trying to understand how we can slow down our developments, with around 3,000 homes still to be built that have been approved to a couple of levels. This night, 225 houses were approved by these Rezonings and Annexations into the City. Chris McDonald also questioned some aspects related to the number of lots and what that growth would mean, but Mrs. Roberts was the winner of the meeting's “why” discussion.
- Old
- Second and Final Reading, Ordinance 2025-19 (22k from Cleaning and Crossing Guard Pay to Public Works Salaries) (Yes, 5-0)
- Second and Final Reading, Ordinance 2025-16, Rezoning - Boone Street of 17.74 Acres from RS40 to RS8 (40-42 Units Planned) Yes
- Second and Final Reading, Ordinance 2025-18, Rezoning - Old Cox Pike of 53.16 Acres from RS40 to R20 (~75 Houses, 4-1 Yes)
- Resolution 52-25, Annexation - Fairview Boulevard of 111.66 Acres as RS40. (150k on 2040 Plan was spent - Annexation – Yes, (110-130 Lots, 4-1 Yes)
- Resolution 53-25, Annexation - Old Franklin Road of 10 Acres as RS40. (Yes, 3-2)
- New
- Ordinance 2025-20 Fairview Boulevard and west of Pinewood Road of 111 Acres from RS40 to RS10. (4-1 Yes, 150ish Houses wasn’t mentioned.)
- Ordinance 2025-21 Old Franklin Road and east of Knottingham Drive of 10 Acres from RS40 to RS20 (~8 Lots estimated, would have been 16 but since there are some property shape and other encumbrances Yes 3-2)
- Ordinance 2025-22 1550 Highway 96 N 7 Acres from RS40 to IG (Industrial General) (Yes 5-0 Warehouse things)
Next Meetings
Planning Commission
- October 14th at 700PM at Town Hall
Board of Commissioners
- October 16th at 700PM at Town Hall
Board of Commissioners Town Hall
- October 28th at 700PM at Town Hall
The State of TN (Not In Order)
- The Memphis National Guard is still active, with mixed reports; crime is reportedly decreasing.
- Special Primary wrapped up with Van Epps winning the Republican Nomination and Aftyn Behn for the Democratic Nomination for the 7th District at the US House. There was more chatter on the Republican side because he doesn't live in the District.
- December 2 will be another special election.
- Nashville East Bank Development is going, but a lot of taxpayer money is being used to subsidize this project, which will have around 700 affordable houses for 99 years, but Metro has had to give them around 3 million dollars to keep it going. This relates to the 2.1 billion dollar stadium that is using 1.26 billion in public funding.
- Nashville Airport is a hot
- Music City Loop is still a hole.
The Bills
Here is what we have for this week. Wow, I found a real agenda with helpful information. When things are not public and posted, it makes the meetings feel secretive and unaccountable because they are spending our taxes without any disclosure outside of those rooms, and, of course, the news doesn’t cover this. I want to try and do more here, but that will require some additional work. I would love to conduct an interview with some people for this segment as a special episode.
| October 9th 11:00 AM CST | State Building Commission |
https://capitol.tn.gov/bills/114/scheduledocs/5f3c9f1b-56b0-402b-ab43-2303350556f1.pdf
October 9th Agenda (~60’ish Million Spent)
- Agency: East Tennessee State University
- Project Title: Buc Ridge Exterior and Structural Repairs
- SBC Project No: 369/005-05-2025
- Requested Action: Approval of a project and proceeding with the process to select a designer
- Agency: University of Memphis
- Project Title: Athletic Training Academic Addition
- SBC Project No: 367/007-02-2024
- Requested Action: Approval of a revision in project budget
- Agency: Austin Peay State University
- Project Title: Community Engagement & Sustainability Center Reno
- SBC Project No: 373/003-05-2025
- Requested Action: Approval to accept a gift-in-place project, with plans and specifications to be approved by the State Architect
- Agency: Middle Tennessee State University
- Project Title: Renovations to Beasley Hall
- SBC Project No: 366/009-07-2025
- Requested Action: Approval of a project and proceeding with the process to select a designer
- Agency: Tennessee Board of Regents / Jackson State Community College
- Project Title: Student Center Updates
- SBC Project No: 166/019-02-2025
- Requested Action: Approval of a project and proceeding with the process to select designer
- Agency: Tennessee Board of Regents / Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Project Title: Theatre Renovation
- SBC Project No: 166/033-01-2025
- Requested Action: Approval of a project and proceeding with the process to select a designer
- Agency: Department of Environment & Conservation
- Project Title: Montgomery Bell State Park Four Mile Creek Campground Renovation
- SBC Project No: 126/054-01-2022
- Requested Action: Approval of a revision in project budget and funding
- Agency: Department of Veterans Services
- Project Title: East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery Gravesite Improvements
- SBC Project No: 682/002-01-2024
- Requested Action: Approval of a revision in project budget and funding
| Time | Type | Event or Committee | Calendar/Agenda |
| Oct 14th 1:00 PM CST | CLTA Joint Sub of Gov Op | None | |
| Oct 15th 9:00 AM CST | Ed., Health & GW Joint Sub of Gov Op | None | |
| Oct 15th 1:00 PM CST | Government Operations - Rule Review | None |
How’s the hill, weather report
Back to it, How’s the hill? Passable, we have got some rain and some storms since last week. The weather guessers say this week is still looking to be with highs in the mid 70s with lows in the high 40s to 50s. Not a lot of rain is forecasted, so we need to cut our grass a little longer.
New Businesses
Cornerstone Financial will be open on October 14th. There is still an open slot at Bowie Commons at Publix. Other than that, I spotted nothing new this week, and I'm waiting to see what else is coming.
Make sure to head to the Farmers Market every Saturday Morning 8AM to 12PM (Not Earlier as other posts have posted) at Meseck Chiropractor and Fairview Fresh Deli for their life-changing Apple Fritters, located down the road from Publix. So many good places to get fresh breads and treats, local fruits and vegetables, along with some beef, pork, hot sauce, fishing lures, and other holiday gifts this time of the year.
Brick and Mortar Highlight
Vigilance Martial Arts
https://www.vigilancemartialarts.com/
They have a fantastic program from ages 5 to adults for Taekwondo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. They have two locations, with one in Fairview at 96, near the intersection with 100, across from the Lions Baseball/Softball field and the other in DIckson. They do a lot more than teach your kids moves; they will also teach them about how to better themselves, and kids with a lot of life skills mixed in. If you go there, you may see some people you know or who your kids learn from, which will make it that much easier to get into the groove and have fun. They currently have a back-to-school special for $ 75, which includes the first month and the uniform. There aren't many sports that are that cheap to start.
Local Business Highlight
Fairview Trash
They have been more than a trash company in this community. They support almost every team, school activity, and all around town. You will see their yellow trash cans up and down the streets. They charge $35 per month or $45 for two, but you can prepay for the year because you know we will have trash and save 2 months of fees .
Job Openings
City – Police Officer
Walmart – Multiple
Cornerstone Financial Credit Union – Teller Universal Associate
Publix – Pharmacy Technician
The Pearl - Housekeeper
Does anyone else have job postings they would like to share and have read weekly? Just fill out the contact form on the website.
History Nugget
- A historical marker on Horn Tavern Road commemorates the Horn Tavern, established around 1809. This early 19th-century establishment, named for its distinctive sign featuring painted animal horns, served as a gathering place during Fairview’s formative years. The marker highlights the tavern’s role in the area’s early development and its importance for locals and travelers.
Upcoming Events
Recap
With some armed forces having their birthdays, I wanted to backdate these three, because we support our veterans and all they and their families have sacrificed so we could be in this great country.
Country – Army 250th Birthday on June 14th
Country – Coast Guard 235th Birthday this year on August 4th
Country – Air Force 78th Birthday this year on September 18th
Down the Holler – Banana Puddin Festival rocked out and was a great turnout because of some good weather and some good Puddin. If you missed it this year, then make sure you go next year, it’s a life changer.
High School – October 3rd: The Parade went great; it was awesome to see all the floats, designs, and decorations throughout the City. First Bank definitely wins with no one really in second place, great job. The City posted some photos of the floats on their Facebook page, in case you missed your kid. We also have all our pictures from Food Saver of every float on our Facebook page, if you are looking for them. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581009093828
Brentwood – VetFest, October 4th. This went great, lots of people came, and a great turnout. Thanks to the Marine Corps League for being there to support our Veterans, along with Quilts for Valor, and so many other great organizations.
New
Town – Pancake Breakfast this Saturday, the 11th, from 8-10ish (A Couple of dollars for some pancakes and bacon). Fairview Masonic Lodge on Bowie Lake Road.
City – Fall Fun Day (Touch Truck, Food Trucks, Games) Bowie Nature Park, October 11th, 10 AM-1 PM. (60th Birthday for Mayor Anderson)
Country – Navy Birthday on October 13th (250th)
City – Trunk of Treat at Bowie, October 25th, 4-6 PM
City – Movie in the Park, Bowie Nature Park, October 25th, 6 PM
Dickson - The 2025 Veterans Day parade will take place on Sunday, November 9, in downtown Dickson at 10:00 a.m.
Country – November 10th, 2025, Marine Corps 250th Birthday.
Franklin - November 11, 2025, at 11 a.m (Great Timing) (Veterans Day)
City – Christmas Tree Lighting Dec 5th at 5 PM
City - Christmas Parade – December 6th at 10 AM
Normal Meetings
Planning Commission on October 14th at 7PM – No Agenda Still
Board of Commissioners on October 16th at 7PM – No Agenda Still
BOC Town Hall (Chance to Speak) on October 28th at 7 PM (Moved because of football ) – No Agenda Still
Community Calendars
Fairview City https://www.fairview-tn.org/calendar/
Bowie Park https://www.bowiepark.org/events-schedule/
WCS Schools https://www.wcs.edu/about-us/calendar
WES https://wes.wcs.edu/calendar
FES https://fes.wcs.edu/calendar
FES PTO https://fespto.membershiptoolkit.com/home
FMS https://fms.wcs.edu/calendar
FHS https://fhs.wcs.edu/calendar
Williamson County Schools Photos Link
https://infocus.wcs.edu/photos
Text FVAlerts to 888777 to Subscribe.
For the Kids
There are numerous options in Fairview to keep your kids involved in activities and sports. There is a thriving Girl Scout and Scouts BSA Programs in Fairview. There are many recreation and travel teams. There is also LaLa’s Dance Studio and Elevate Gymnastics and Cheer. There is also an excellent Taekwondo and Jujitsu school that teaches more than just moves, called Vigilance Martial Arts. We also have a great wrestling program with some summer options.
Jackets Youth Wrestling has an Open Gym Night on October 10th from 330-500PM at the Elevate Gym. We have an excellent opportunity to explore and have some fun. Our wrestling program, which spans from Kindergarten to High School, has produced some state champions who have gone through this program.
School News
Hawks and Tigers News – We need your help if you would like to write a weekly note that we will read each week on how things are going. Hawk Walk was on October 3rd. Fairview Elementary has Track or Treat on October 16th. Westwood Elementary has its Tent of Treat on October 23rd from 6-730PM.
Falcon News – There is no newsletter this week, as they are off for fall break, so I have only included what was published before. They are still working on their fundraiser and are currently at 50% of their goal for classroom supplies. 4H is getting started with a Parent Meeting on October 13th. Glow Dance is scheduled for October 17, 2025, and you can save money by purchasing your tickets in advance. Oct 21st is Winter Sports Picture Day, and Feb 11th is Spring Sports Picture Day. October 13th Scouts BSA will be at lunch talking about Scouting. October 25th is the Halloween Concert and Fundraiser. “Treat your Boo” is on again for this Halloween, where you can send a drink and a candy bag to your Kid of Faculty https://out.smore.com/e/crm0z/Iw_58W?__$u__
Support the Theater here
Middle School Fundraiser Link https://out.smore.com/e/crm0z/4rm1zx?__$u__
Jacket News - The Homecoming Parade was epic, with trailers, decorations, and teams rocking it. Traffic seemed to do ok, and they were going a couple of miles an hour, so it didn’t lock the city down. It was great to see how many people came out to watch and support our students; those students are the closest to becoming the next generation of leaders, and our support is crucial to their futures. There is no newsletter this week since they are off for fall break, so I have only what was published before. The annual Pumpkin Patch has started and will continue until October 31st, which will be at Apex Bank from 9AM-9PM each day, and this will help fund the FHS Athletic Committee for upcoming activities. The Fall market is on November 15th from 9 AM to 3 PM. This is a great place to do your Christmas shopping, just like our weekly Farmers Market, to support local businesses. Art Club will be starting soon, so please turn your forms in. SockTober starts with the NHS and the Beta Club, who are collecting socks for Graceworks from now until October 24th. The Spanish Honor Society, which is open to students who have taken Spanish and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, is available for membership. PSAT will be administered on October 23rd. Every Friday this School year Kona Ice and Tom’s Coffee will be there at lunch time. Senior Portraits and Senior Ads are due by November 21, 2025. October 18, Saturday, ACT at Fairview (Register at ACT.org), October 21, ACT for Seniors.
Jacket Fundraiser
https://www.givebacks.com/shop/stores/42df7483-5c2e-4b58-9b3f-b9dc4c60497b/items/79b16bd4edd98c
School Schedule
We are still on Fall Break until October 13th,
No School on October 31st (I think this is a first that I can remember)
Faith Moment
This is a good part of the sermon from One Church Home and Pastor Ian Gilchrist from 1st Peter on “Standing Firm Together”. Talking about walking in submission to life and how things are and can and will be. This is also about discussing marriage and the roles outlined in the Bible, and how those roles translate to the real world.
1 Peter - Clarity in the Fire | Standing Firm Together | Pastor Ian Gilchrist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btw8sITN688&t=1080s
And Welcome back from that sermon clip from One Church Home here in Fairview, TN
Donations
On the Donations front, we received 100 Satoshi on Episode Three. If you don’t know what it is, it’s the smallest unit of Bitcoin currency. 1 satoshi = 0.00000001 BTC. satoshi is the namesake of the technical author and creator of Bitcoin. We will have other payment options real soon, just waiting on the tax man stuff to be finished. We covered Fountain and Stripe Setup in the last episode, so there is a Donate button available that allows you to use your Credit Card and other Payment methods through Stripe.
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00:00 - Welcome to Hello Fairview
01:10 - Traffic Time
02:28 - Town Meetings
05:44 - State of TN
07:03 - The Bills
07:45 - Hows the Hill
08:05 - Businesses
09:40 - Job Openings
10:17 - History Nugget
11:08 - Upcoming Events
14:16 - For the Kids
14:45 - Tiger and Hawk News
15:41 - Falcon News
18:08 - Jacket News
22:02 - Donations
22:18 - Faith Moment
31:14 - Thank You
0:00 Howdy, and welcome to episode four of Hello Fairview, your local podcast made right here in Fairview for people in Fairview and the surrounding areas. This is a weekly show released every Wednesday featuring stories that aim to inform and inspire. Local radio stations don't exist in small towns like ours, so we'll use Hello Fairview to fill that void and give you news related to Fairview. This is a value for value podcast, which means you contribute what you can based on the value received. This concept was founded by the podfather himself, Adam Curry, and his co-host, John C. Dvorak of the No Agenda Show almost 18 years ago. Currently, this is still just a one-man band right now. So if you have any ideas, events, or business opportunities, or job openings, please don't hesitate to let me know. You are a producer of this show. You are not the product because your time and intention are not being sold to advertisers for value. Some shows are going to be longer than others. Some will be shorter, but I'll do my best to keep things relevant. Traffic time. Cumberland and 100 is now a bigger mess with Cumberland Road actually closed as they grade the area to help level the intersection while adding those turn lanes.
1:13 School is out right now this week for fall break, so things have been flowing kind of okay on Highway 100, but we will see what happens from there. I hope they can get this finished by next week, because if it's not, then I don't see how it's going to really work with middle school and high school and the congestion related to that in the mornings and afternoons. We have a little more than a year left on this project, so I can see this happening on the other side of the street and on the other side of 100. We were going back to one lane every all four directions, so we'll have to see how that goes. Red light update. We currently have three red lights, one at Old Cox, one at Publix and one at Walmart. And soon we'll be getting a new one at City City Entrance.
2:02 The polls were already up this week. They are not turned on soon because traffic already, you know, I'm wondering when they do turn it on, what's that going to do to traffic? Because it usually backs up from Publix all the way to Food Saver pretty much every single day. So if they're not synchronized, I think it's going to make traffic actually worse. So we'll have to see because it can take anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes a day to go from Food Saver to Publix and Bowie Park right now during those rush hours. There'll be another one eventually at Cumberland when that expansion finishes. So I'm not sure how it will help or hurt yet, But the only thing I hope is that the crossing guard and the police that help us in the afternoons and mornings will be able to control that during those rush hours.
2:52 So we will have to see. Highway 100 and City Center, there's going to continue to be construction closures as they finish the drainage and sidewalks and everything else between City Center and there, along with the closures at Cumberland. And so future projects, you know, we're still digging around on a lot of this stuff with TDOT, because one of the things I'm wondering is what the cost is from the sidewalks that are coming from the park to the rec center, and how much of that will have to be destroyed when we eventually widen the roads. Because I know right now we are stuck in a loop where we're not big enough to expand Highway 100 from TDOT's point of view, but we've not grown big enough to expand. So it's just this self-fulfilling prophecy of stuck.
3:41 So we'll keep doing that, keep track of that. We're growing. There is a new Greenway plan survey that you may want to fill out between now and October 23rd. This will be in the show notes. This will tell the county how to plan their next design workshop based on what people think from there. So I've got the survey in there and some of the supporting documents related to that on the show notes so that you can say how you'd like the parks and walkable and all that. So back to our school city news. We had the primary election yesterday on the 7th and that was all that. And the Fairview Masonic Lodge also donated money for Shop with a Cop program on October 6th. We saw that from the city of Fairview there. And so then let's go to the recap of the last board of commissioners meeting, which was October 2nd. So October 2nd, city manager report, October 7th was the fire academy. So they were rocking that. That was yesterday. The police training range is almost finished with the design, which will come to for approval and it's not the property has been closed on so that part of it's done they're going to move as quickly as they can since it is once it's approved in the site plan the design of the historic village is also expected to be approved soon there is a 50 50 match on funding with some
5:15 grant possibilities to help pay for that renovation and there don buffalini was talking about the reserve fund, which has for the city manager talked about it, that there's $1.7 million in the reserves, which is around 15% of the annual operations budget. And their goal is to add, get it to 20% of our annual budget in case something ever comes up. And they're increasing that retention 1% per year. So he thinks it's around 16 to 17 right now. United Fiverr gave a plaque and talked about their new eight gigabit networks, which are now possible. They're still continuing to expand their coverage throughout Fairview, which I think is a significant improvement compared to what was available previously. So that's really good. That's a really fast way to have internet. And it's good that it's kind of a company around the road there. And then kind of a special note of that one, as we get into all the old business and new business from this meeting in the voting. Carolyn Roberts was definitely the winner of questioning things and trying to understand how we can slow down our developments with around 3,000 homes still to be built, but approved at a couple levels, right? Because there's different levels of that.
6:34 This night on 10 to 20 to 20, 2025, there was around 225 more homes were approved between the rezonings and annexations to the city. It won't be that exact number, but it'll be close because it depends on their final site plots for each one of these places, drainage, EPA, creeks, valleys, all the stormwater stuff and all that. Chris McDonald was also kind of in second place for that because he questioned a lot of the aspects during a number of those lots and what the growth would mean. But Ms. Roberts was definitely the winner of the meeting of asking why, which was great because I don't know if we need to keep growing at some crazy rate. And that was even one of the comments that was even said during that meeting is that we are one of the slowest growing county cities within the county. And I don't think that is a bad thing. So on old business from that 10-2-5, the ordinance of 2025-19, which was moving $22,000 from the cleaning and cross guard play to public works, yes, 5-0. Rezoning on Boone Street, which is 17.74 acres, going from RS-40 to RS-8, which is about 40 to 42 units, that was a yes also. Second and final reading for 2025-18, which was old Cox Pike, which, uh, was 53.16 acres, which was RS 40 to R 20. Um, that'll be
8:06 around 75 houses. That was four, four yes. And one, no with Ms. Roberts being the no, the nay. Um, and then there was the annexation of Fairview Boulevard, 111 acres, uh, as RS 42 there. Um, this is at the very edge of the 2040 plan just like that old cox road is which is the edge of the city because so right beside this new subdivision is a farm and uh so we'll have to see how that mixes if it's like oil and water or whatever so that 111 acres uh was annexed into the city yes they think there's going to be 110 to 130 lots it passed four to one yes with miss robert saying no. Then there was an annexation of 10 acres from RS40, which was a yes with a three to two vote. And that happened there. And then when it came to the new business, which we think about all these things, sometimes there's the zoning changes and annexation zoning. I needed to have more houses than it does now and be allowed to. And then annexation, I'm part of the city and not county um so otherwise they'd have to go to the county board which i guess they would get denied i don't know i there's some weird stuff we got some interviews coming for that but 2025 hyphen 20 on pinewood road that same 111 acres uh was wanting to go from rs40 to rs10 that also passed four to one and that around 150 homes off Pinewood Road and 100
9:40 And who knows what that's really gonna end up being, but that is the very edge of Fairview that is now not going to be commercial. And that was one of the things that Chris McDonald and Carolyn Roberts asked about is that this may mess that up in the future. uh so it is what it is now uh so now they'll have to submit their their um site plan and everything like that and then 2025 21 old franklin road east of nottingham drive 10 acres from rs40 to rs20 yeah this is going to be about eight lots they could have left it at rs40 but the problem would have been is they could have had a couple lots that were too big and too small whereas rs20 lets Some of them about be the same.
10:27 So there could have been 16 houses there, but now there's going to be around eight. This was three to two with Chris and Carolyn saying no. And then there was 2025-22, which was Highway 96 or seven acres going from RS-40 to Industrial General was a yes. It was unanimous. Yes, five to zero. And this is going to be some warehouse things, which actually ought to be pretty cool. We'll see how that kind of goes. And when it comes to city meetings, the next one, Planning Commission, is October 14th. Board of Commissioners is October 16th. And the Board of Commissioners Town Hall, which is where you get to go speak and do all that. And we talk about the things that Fairview's done. So there'll be probably some football team stuff and stuff like that going on is October 28th.
11:10 So that is really good. The state of Tennessee. The Memphis National Guard is still active with mixed reports. I guess crime is still decreasing with this. I have it. There's been so much reporting back and forth. It's really hard to figure it out. Yesterday was the special election in our seventh district. And this is to take back a seat from the U.S. House from what is it? Mark Green. And so Van Epps won the Republican nomination and Afton Ben won the Democratic nomination to the seventh district, the U.S. House. There's a lot of chatter in this, especially on the Republican side, because Van Epps doesn't even live in the district.
11:52 Apparently, there were some rules changed in the Tennessee state laws and that you just have to be a resident of Tennessee to run for any district. You don't actually have to be here. So that was kind of interesting. December 2nd will be the special election, which is where this has been a Republican seat for a long time. There's hope from the Democrats that they will be able to gain this seat because there's just a very narrow majority difference between the two parties in the U.S. House. The National East Bank development is still going, but a lot of taxpayer money is being used to subsidize this project. This is for 700 affordable homes for the next 99 years.
12:36 But Metro just had to give $3 million to keep that part of it going. And this is on top of the $2.1 billion stadium that is using $1.26 billion in public funding between tax raises and everything else. The airport's still a mess. Nashville Music City loop is more than just a hole now. They've started clearing a lot more of the construction site. And they apparently officially closed on the property where they actually own it now. So the boring company, I guess, actually owns that piece of property. I wanted to pull the tax record. It hasn't shown up yet. The bills. Here's what we have for this week. Wow. I found a real agenda with real helpful information.
13:18 One thing, even with our city and obviously our state, when things are not public and not posted, it makes these meetings feel very secretive and unaccountable because they're spending our taxes without any real disclosure outside information and outside of that room. No one knows about these things other than that. and the news doesn't cover this because it's just not cool it's not fun it's not exciting it's very boring so i want to keep trying to do it more here i'd like to love to conduct like an actual interview with some people in this segment and make that a special episode for subscribers but we'll see so october 9th there is a joint committee on the state building commission which is pretty cool so in that agenda i have it in the show notes there's about 60 million dollars being spent and it's on eight projects. Uh, and it pretty confusing on some of the wording because some of the stuff is above and below, but East Tennessee state university is going to get their Buck Ridge exterior building fixed up. Uh, university of Memphis is going to get their athletic training academic addition added to it. The Austin P university is getting a community engagement and sustainability center reno renovation i guess um middle tennessee university mtsu is going to get a renovation to the beasley hall jackson state community college is going to get student center updates so they're going to fix some things up over there and the southwest tennessee community college is getting a theater renovation
14:52 and the and and then the where where's oh and then the Department of Environment Conservation Montgomery Bell Four Mile Creek Park Campground is getting done and I know that they have actually closed that park as part of that as renovations so it's going on right now and then for the Department of Veteran Affairs the East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery Gravesite improvements are starting. So that was pretty cool to actually see stuff. And then October 14th and 15th, there are some meetings for the CTLA Joint Subcommittee on Government Ops and one on Education and Health Joint Subcommittee. And then finally, the 15th one is the Government Operations Rule Review. So lots of cool information. So to our next segment, how's the hill what's the weather like uh so right now it's passable we did get some rain since the last show and actually a pretty good amount here and there and over the course of a couple days so our grass is still green we're still barely into the mid-high 70s with the low of 50s and 60s so there's not a lot of rain forecasted so we're probably going to still keep cutting our arts new businesses uh cornerstone financial will open up on the 14th there's still a couple slot slot open at buoy commons and at buoy meadows where cornerstone and papa john's is so there's
16:24 still two slots there so there's three there when it comes to businesses make sure you check out the farmer's market every saturday from 8 a.m to 12 not earlier as other posts may have post at mess at chiropractic and Fairview fresh deli donuts for their life-changing apple fritters located down the road from Publix. There's so many good places to get some fresh breads and treats and fruits and vegetables along with beef, pork, hot sauce, fishing lures, holiday gifts, especially this time of year. So great way to do it. And so now we're going to add a highlight because we don't have that many businesses here, but brick and mortar highlights. So this week's episode will be to vigilance martial arts. They have a fantastic program from ages five to adults for taekwondo and Brazilian jujitsu. They have two locations, one in Fairview at 96 at the intersection of 100 across from the Lions football softball field and the other in Dixon. They do a lot more to teach your kids moves. They will teach them how to be better themselves as kids with a lot of life skills mixed in there. If you go there, you're probably going to see some people that you or your kids know and that's going to make it much easier for them to fit in and also have a lot of fun too. They currently have a back to school special right now for $75, which includes the first month and uniform. There aren't many spots and sports like that, that you can get into for that cheap to start. Our local business highlight that doesn't have like a brick and mortar store is Fairview Trash. They've been a lot more than a trash in this trash company in this community.
17:56 They support almost every team school activity. And just all around town, we see their support and their signs up there. We see them when they're at the plays for the middle school, for the high school, and everything in between. So you'll see their yellow trash cans up and down the streets. They charge $35 per month for one and $45 a month for two. But if you prepay for the year because you know you're going to have trash, you can also save two months in fees. so that's pretty awesome job openings there's still a police officer opening walmart still has multiple positions cornerstone financial has started posting their stuff that there's a teller universal associate position publics need some more pharmacy techs and the pearl uh our one of our local retirement homes needs a housekeeper so if anyone has any job postings just please posted let me know we'll announce these weekly and just use the contact form on the website so our history nugget a historical marker on horn tavern road commemorates the horn tavern established around 1809 this 19th century establishment named for its distinctive sign featuring painted animal horns served as a gathering place during Fairview formative years The marker highlights the tavern's role in the area's development and its importance to locals and travelers.
19:22 So kind of a cool little thing there. So upcoming events. First, we've got a recap with some of the armed forces having their birthday this year. And they'll have a couple next year, too. I wanted to backdate these because we support our veterans and all they and their families have sacrificed so that we could be in this great country. So the Army's 250th birthday was on June 14th. There was that big parade in Washington, D.C., which was the first time that's happened in, I think, like 80 years. So that was pretty cool. Coast Guard had their 235th birthday this year on August 4th. And the Air Force had its 78th birthday this year on September 18th. 18th. So down the holler this last weekend, the Banana Puddin Festival rocked out and had a great turnout because it was some good weather and some good pudding. So if you missed out this year, you can always make it up next year because it's a real life changer. And the high school, they had their homecoming parade on October 3rd, and it was so great to see all the floats, designs, and decorations in the kids throughout the city. First Bank definitely wins with no one really even a second place decorating compared to what they did. The city posted some of the photos on their page on the floats on their Facebook. And in case you missed your kid, and we also have the pictures that we took from Food Saver of every single float on there. So go check us out on Facebook. It's probably the easiest way to do it. And there's a link inside the show notes. In Birtwood, we talked about it last week too. Vet Fest was on October
20:55 4th. This went great. Lots of people, lots of great turnout. Thanks to the Marine Corps League for being out there and supporting our veterans along with Quilts of Valor and so many other great organizations there. This is a great time for veterans to connect. So some of the new events that are coming up right now, we're past recap, is the pancake breakfast at the Masonic Lodge this Saturday on the 11th from 8 to 10-ish. It's a couple dollars for some pancakes and bacon and this supports fairview masonic lodge and this is on buoy lake road city all city has the fall fun day which is the touch truck food and games at buoy nature park on october 11th october 13th is the navy's birthday uh 250th birthday there truck retreat at buoy is october 25th from 4 to 6 p.m so you can get more candy uh city and movie in the park is october 25th at 6 p.m. Still haven't seen what movie it is yet. Maybe it's just a surprise. Dixon coming up. The Veteran Parade will be held on Sunday, November 9th. Downtown Dixon starts at 10 a.m. And around the country, the Marine Corps birthday is November 10th, 2025. And that's their 250th birthday. So we've got a couple people turning 250 years old when it comes to the branches of service, which is pretty cool. And then if you want to go, the Veterans Day Parade in Franklin is November 11th at 11 a.m. Good timing. The city has their Christmas tree lighting on December 5th at 5 p.m.
22:25 and the Christmas Parade December 6th at 10 a.m. The next sets of meetings is the Planning Commission will be on October 14th at 7 p.m. There's no agenda posted. The Board of Commissioners will meet on October 16th. No agenda posted. And the Board of Commissioners Town Hall, that's your chance to speak on October 28th. And they moved this because of football on the 10-2 meeting. So that's pretty cool. We also posted a lot of stuff in our community calendar, and we also put the links of all those community links in there. So if you want to know what's going on in your school and the county, this is a great way to do it. For the kids, there's still numerous options in fairview to keep your kids involved in activities and sports there's a thriving girl scout and boy scout program and scouts bsa program here in fairview there's many recreation and travel teams there's la la dance studios and elevate gymnastics and cheer there's also a taekwondo and jujitsu place vigilance martial arts which we've talked about before the youth jacket wrestling program Jackets Youth Wrestling has an open gym night on October 10th from 3.30 to 5 p.m. at Elevate Cheer and Gym.
23:38 So this is a great opportunity for your kids to go check out this program and explore what's going on. The wrestling program that we have here in Fairview is kind of bar from none. We have had a lot of state champions that started off at the kindergarten kind of peewee leagues and going all the way through high school. So it's a great time to go over there and support both of those businesses and options at the same time. School news. So, you know, Hawk and Tiger news. We still need your help. If you could write a weekly note that we could read or get onto the newsletter list. The Hawk Walk on October 3rd apparently went good. So that's always nice. The Fairview Elementary has their track or treat on October 16th.
24:20 16th and Westwood has its tent or treat on October 23rd. Just like we talked about last time, plus some of the churches, you've got at least four to five opportunities in our little town to go get candy and dress up with your kids before game day on the 31st. So on Falcon news, there's no newsletter this week since they are closed for fall breaks. I only have what they included before. So they're still working on running some classroom supplies fundraisers. 4-H is still having its parents meeting on October 13th. The glow dance is scheduled for October 17th. And you can save money by purchasing those tickets in advance. October 21st is this winter sports picture day.
25:00 And February 11th is a spring picture day. October 13th, Scouts BSA will be at lunch talking about scouting. October 25th is the Halloween concert and fundraiser. And Treat a Boo is on again this Halloween where you can send a drink or candy bag to your kid or faculty member of choice. So it's always a fun one. In our jacket news, homecoming parade was epic. Just like we talked about before, decorations and the teams and seeing everybody were rocking it. Traffic seemed to actually do okay. They actually were moving a couple miles an hour, so it didn't really lock the city down as much as I thought it was going to. It was great to see how many people came out and support our students. Those students are the closest to becoming the next generation of leaders and our support is critical to their futures. So thank everyone for coming out to there.
25:51 There's also no newsletter here. So we'll just pick it up here. The pumpkin patch is still rocking over at Apex Bank. It goes till October 31st, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day. This helps run fund money for the FHS athletic committee and upcoming activities. The fall market is on November 15th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is a great place to do some Christmas shopping, just like our farmer's market, to help support local businesses. The art club is starting soon, so please turn in your forms. Soctober starts with the NHS and Beta Club, who are collecting socks for GraceWorks from now until October 24th. Just like we mentioned before, the Spanish Honor Society is still rocking if your kid has a GPA of 3.0 or higher. The PSAT will be administered October 23rd and now every Friday Kona Ice and Tom's Coffee will be there at lunchtime.
26:42 So you need to do more than just fill their lunch account to be able to have some of that. Senior portraits and senior ads are due November 21st through 25th. So if you want to get those funny and embarrassing or you know moving messages into the yearbook for your kids then make sure you get that. October 18th is also the ACT test. If you want that, you just register on ACT.org. And October 21st is the ACT for seniors. And there's also some fundraiser stuff still going on. Right now, when it comes to school schedule, we're still on fall break until October 13th. And then no school on October 31st, which is the first time I think this has ever happened, which is kind of cool. So it'll be nice. Faith moment. This is a part of a one church home sermon from Pastor Ian Gilchrist from First Peter on Standing Firm Together.
27:41 This talking talks about walking in submission to life and how things are and can and will be. It also discusses marriage and the roles outlined in the Bible and how these translate to the real world. It's a good one. So here we go. That the body of Christ is not just something to attend on a Sunday. It's a life together that infects every day of our life. He calls us to living in submission under pressure. I mean, think about that. He's calling us, he's calling them to live in submission to leadership that wants to destroy them. Why? He says, because God is over all of it.
28:23 God is actually in control. And so I've put you in this life. There's going to be things that come your way when you submit to the leadership, submit to even the government, even the corruption of government. There's times that I need to walk in submission to that. That's the way God's made us. He goes in and he starts talking from huge relationships like our relationship with government to then he talks about marriages and the most intimate relationships He raises the standard again He says, listen, marriage isn't just about having cool photos to put on Instagram. Marriage is about husbands dying for their wife and wives submitting to their husbands.
29:04 and again what that means isn't some domineering hierarchy of value it's absolutely a design an eternal kingdom design that he says when when you two live like this you're going to walk as co-heirs together men cherishing their wives not lording over their wives wives submitting to your husbands not domineering them there's there's something so beautiful about the biblical picture of marriage Co-laboring together And he continues talking about Life together with one another He talks about In week 6 We talked about suffering It's the theme of this whole book It seems like This idea of suffering Again Not demeaning or talking down Or lessening Hard times that we go through in life There are hard things we all go through There are hard times that we have gone through, and there's hard things we're going to go through in the future.
30:07 There's what the Scripture says is afflictions. There's pain. There's heartache. There's just unjust things that happen in the world that don't make any sense. But he, when he's talking about suffering, is uniquely tying it to persecution we face, to things we lose, to hardship we endure, as a result of us following Jesus. So suffering is unique in 1 Peter that he's saying suffering is reserved to when I've lost something. I've lost an opportunity. I've lost financially, physically, emotionally.
30:47 I've lost something because I said yes to living holy. So it's a unique way to think about suffering. And in that way, it's actually interesting because we find ourselves so insulated and comfortable in life, in our society, in our culture, in the South, that it's hard actually to suffer. Like I said, when's the last time that you endured persecution because of something you were doing for the purpose of righteousness? It's like, well... There was... I was in line. No, that's not it.
31:29 it's interesting, but yet, as we're going to hear today, as we close this book, it is actually the very thing that when we find ourselves going, hey, I'm not going to try to avoid suffering. I'm not going to try to run away from suffering. Again, I'm not saying run in and just find yourself in a bad situation, but living in a way that is defiant to the world for the purpose of living holy and righteously before God. When we find ourselves there, right, again, as a businessman, hey, I'm going to decide I'm not doing that deal, even though it's going to cost me something. And people go, well, if you don't, then somebody else will. You're fired.
32:09 That's suffering. Students going, hey, I know everybody's doing that. I know everybody says it's not that big a deal. I know it seems fine. I'm not going there. I'm not saying that. I'm not watching that. I'm not using that. I'm not going to act like that because God has called me to live to a higher standard, a standard of holiness and righteousness. And you might think I'm a Jesus freak or a weirdo, but I'm following him. So even if you don't want me to be around you, I'm trusting him with everything I have. And they go, well, you know what? Like, we want that story to end with, oh, man, no, it's good. Let's all go to a worship night together. But what it's more likely going to look like is, fine, dude, see you later.
32:51 Jesus says that thing right there that moment, that pain of loss that's suffering and that's a suffering that should be rejoiced over and he goes on and he calls us to live with an urgency and a love that's deep a love that covers one another love in the body of Christ that stretches us that causes us to see each other with compassion that causes us to see each other and say, hey, I see your shortcomings. And while I don't want you to stay in it forever, I want to walk with you toward healing instead of just sitting back and saying, look at how bad they are. Thank God I'm not like them. There's this call that if we want to gain clarity, if we want to have clarity as we navigate the chaos of the world we're living in, that we're going to have to decide to live in accordance with his word as opposed to the ways of the world.
33:53 And that takes us all the way to chapter 5, 14 verses to close the day. It reads like this, the elders who are among you, I exhort. I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed. shepherd the flock of God which is among you serving as overseers not by compulsion but willingly not for dishonest gain but eagerly not as being lords over those entrusted to you but being examples to the flock and when the chief shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away likewise younger people submit yourself to your elders Yes, all of you be submissive to one another and be clothed with humility, for God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.
34:49 Therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God that he might exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon him, for he cares for you. Be sober. Be vigilant. Because your adversary, the devil, walks about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. Resist him. steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. But may the God of all grace, who called us in his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. To him be the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
35:33 By Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I considered him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in you, in which you stand. She who is in Babylon, elect together with you, greet you, and so does Mark, my son. Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen. And welcome back from that sermon clip from One Church Home right here in Fairview. so donations on the donations front we have received 100 satoshis on episode three if you don't know what a satoshi is it is the smallest unit of currency in bitcoin so one satoshi is point zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero one bitcoin satoshi is the namesake of the technical author and creator of bitcoin we'll start other payment options real soon just waiting for some tax man stuff to get finished up with Stripe. We covered if you use Fountain and you come to the app on the link from Fountain, you can see a little donate button there that allows you to make a payment and use even get Satoshis from there and support us that way. There's also still a supporter option that's $3.50 per month. If you haven't seen the website, please take a look. We've added a ton since last week. I think it's very helpful, especially the calendar, There are a list of churches and businesses and much, much more things for the kids and stuff like that.
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