Springfield Votes Flip On Cheatham St RR Closing for CSX In August Board Assembly
SPRINGFIELD TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn Information) – The stand out on this week’s Springfield Metropolis assembly was the vote to shut the railroad crossing on Cheatham St.
The recorded assembly (hooked up to the highest of this report) is just a bit over 1.5 hours lengthy however you’ll be able to alter the playback pace (behind the little gear in your PC) or (the three dots within the higher proper nook on a cell gadget) and zip via the assembly. Now we have added a time marker to the part that covers the Cheatham St closure. Simply click on on the hyperlink.
Over the past metropolis assembly, it appeared that there was a good probability that the measure would move, nevertheless, one thing apparently modified within the final 30 days as a result of a brand new vote on the matter failed Tuesday evening 7 to 0. To skip to the part click on here->34:34.
Springfield put in movement a contract with CSX to completely shut the Cheatham St Rail Street crossing to automobile site visitors completely. Proceed studying for extra particulars or you’ll be able to go to 42:17 in final month’s metropolis assembly to listen to town handle on the matter.
In a take care of CSX, town of Springfield would have completely closed the Cheatham St Rail Street crossing. It’s a part of a take care of CSX that might have netted town $346,000 to retrofit the Memorial Blvd bridge crossing to lastly repair the flooding problem on Memorial Blvd across the practice bridge that has plagued town and Farmers Financial institution for years. (LOCATION OF FLOODING) The way forward for the cash and the disposition of Cheatham Road crossing is now unclear, at the very least for the second.
One problem that got here up in the course of the assembly was the query of legal responsibility for a collapsed culvert that’s believed to be the first explanation for flooding on the Memorial Blvd railroad bridge.
There was additionally a dialogue a few lack of group assist to shut the Cheatham St crossing completely. Mayor Schneider indicated in the course of the assembly that she had personally acquired calls from residents against the closing.
So far as the remainder of the assembly, we have now added the agenda under.
AGENDA: BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 18, 2020
1.0 Name to order 6:00 P.M.
1.1 Pledge of allegiance to the American flag.
1.2 Approval of minutes from the common assembly of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen held July 21, 2020.
1.3 Public Listening to:
1. Ordinance 20-15, an ordinance rezoning 9 (9) parcels positioned within the ninth Civil District on seventeenth Avenue East from MH Cellular House District to MRO A number of Residential and Workplace District.
2. Ordinance 20-16, an ordinance rezoning six (6) parcels positioned within the ninth Civil District on Baldwin Lane from R20 Low-Density Residential District to R7 Excessive-Density Residential District.
3. Ordinance 20-17, an ordinance abandoning the right-of-way on the intersection of Baldwin Lane and Harp Lane.
4. Ordinance 20-18, an ordinance amending the fiscal 12 months 2021 annual funds for the Metropolis of Springfield by amending sure Common Fund and Utility Fund working budgets.
2.0 Legislative
2.1 Focus on and probably take motion on Ordinance 20-13 on third and remaining studying. An ordinance to regulate the safety mild rental charges of the Springfield Electrical Division.
2.2 Focus on and probably take motion on Ordinance 20-14 on 3’d and remaining studying. An ordinance rezoning the nook of Ruth Road and Golf Membership Lane from R10 to MRO.
2.3 Focus on and probably take motion on Ordinance 20-15 on 2‘d studying. An ordinance rezoning 9 (9) parcels positioned within the 9’h Civil District on 17’h Avenue East from MH Cellular House District to MRO A number of Residential and Workplace District.
2.4 Focus on and probably take motion on Ordinance 20-16 on 2‘d studying. An ordinance rezoning six (6) parcels positioned within the 9’h Civil District on Baldwin Lane from R20 Low-Density Residential District to R7 Excessive-Density Residential District.
2.5 Focus on and probably take motion on Ordinance 20-17 on 2nd studying. An ordinance abandoning the right-of-way on the intersection of Baldwin Lane and Harp Lane.
2.6 Focus on and probably take motion on Ordinance 20-18 on 2nd studying. An ordinance amending the fiscal 12 months 2021 annual funds for the Metropolis of Springfield by amending sure Common Fund and Utility Fund working budgets.
2.7 Focus on and probably take motion on Ordinance 20-20 on 1″ studying. An ordinance closing the portion of Cheatham Road that crosses CSXT right-of-way.
2.8 Focus on and probably take motion on Decision 20-30. A decision awarding the bid for the 2C building undertaking to Scott & Ritter, Inc. from Bowling Inexperienced, KY.
3.0 Administrative
3.1 Focus on and probably take motion on the adjustment of the retail electrical charges of the Springfield Electrical Division resulting from a wholesale gas value adjustment by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
3.2 Focus on and probably take motion on the adjustment of month-to-month gasoline charges of the Springfield Gasoline Division.
3.3 Focus on and probably take motion on appointments to the Springfield-Robertson County Joint Airport Board.
3.4 Focus on and probably take motion to approve a group grant within the quantity of $2,500 from the Walmart Neighborhood Grants Group. The grant might be used for the three’d Friday Night time Film within the Park.
3.5 Focus on and probably take motion to approve change order #3 with Cleary Building, Inc. within the quantity of $66,647.28 for the Part 5 lnterceptor Venture. The brand new contract quantity might be $7,286,435.78.
3.6 Focus on and probably take motion to approve a contract with Griggs & Maloney, Inc. within the quantity of $45,000 for engineering companies to design the brand new Greenbrier pump station.
3.7 Focus on and probably take motion to approve a contract with Griggs & Maloney, Inc. within the quantity of $78,000 for engineering companies for the optimization upgrades on the wastewater remedy plant.
3.8 Focus on and probably take motion to approve a contract with Neighborhood Growth Companions, LLC for program administration companies for the Part 2C wastewater assortment system upgrades.
3.9 Focus on and probably take motion to approve an employment contract for the place of Electrical Utility Director.
3.10 Focus on and probably take motion on a request from the Robertson County Honest Board to waive the disconnect and reconnect charges for a number of meters on the Honest Grounds.
3.11 Focus on and probably take motion to approve a CSX closing settlement for the Cheatham Road railroad crossing.
4.0 Consent
4.1 Public Works Division request for approval to buy a 2021 Mack refuse truck within the quantity of $299,894.83 using the Sourcewell contract quantity #17907 from Stringfellow Inc. of Nashville, TN.
Price range: Sanitation $300,000
4.2 Wastewater Division request for approval to buy 4 wastewater raise station controllers within the quantity of $68,000 from Nedrow & Associates, Inc. of Murfreesboro, TN as a sole supply. Price range: $68,000
4.3 Electrical Division request for approval to award the bid for wire within the quantity of
$24,407.04 to Energy Provide Firm, LLC of Chattanooga, TN.
5.0 Metropolis Supervisor’s Report
