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Commission rezones Exit 31 property;
Rejects buying skating rink property
The Cheatham County Commission
has decided against the purchase of the
former skating rink in Ashland City. The purchase was being considered to
use the property to store vehicles and
equipment for the Sheriffs Department
and other county departments. The
need for storage of records and other
items for county departments has been
a item of discussion for the past several
months.
The budget committee had voted
to approve $220,000 to purchase the
property ($180,000), install fencing,
repair the roof of the 13,500 square
foot building and cover operational
cost of water, electricity and gas.
Sheriff Mike Breedlove told commissioners the need for space to store
surplus and seized vehicles would not
be needed, because the department
plans to contract with a private company who will store seized vehicles. He said the cost would be less than the
purchase of the property.
The commission approved zoning
changes in an area off Highway 41-A
near the Jackson Felts Road intersection. Two separate request were
submitted to rezone property from C-5
to C-1. The request submitted by Cathy Rediker Barton for 5.12 acres of land on
Milliken Road and Gary D. Lee for 5.2
acres on the corner of Highway 41-A
and Milliken Road. Barton’s request was approved in a
11-1 vote with commissioner Ann Jarreau casting the lone vote against the
request. Lee’s request was approved
with all commissioners voting to
approve with the exception of Jarreau,
who abstained from voting.
Jarreau voiced concern about the
type of development the rezone would
allow. She said the people in the area
had come up with the C-5 zoning
to control the types of development
that could come to the area near the
interstate.
The commission approved a profession services contract with I.C. Thomasson Associates Inc. to conduct an
assessment of the county jail. The contract amount of $25,000 will be used
to fund the assessment and determine
the repairs needed to meet state codes. Sheriff Breedlove told commissioners
previously that the jail is in need of
major repairs to electrical, plumbing
and heat and air among others.
An amount of $15,000 was moved
from the fund balance into the budget
of county mayor David McCullough
for him to purchase a vehicle from
state surplus when one becomes available.
The mayor’s current vehicle, a 2004
Chevrolet Impala is having an engine
problem and other operational issues. The budget committee recently
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The County Commission recognized the county-wide teachers of the year
at Monday night’s meeting. Commisison chairman Donnie Jordan and
Mayor David McCullough presented plaques to Margaret Hampton, music teacher at PVES; Carolyn Stuart, Biology teacher at HHS; and Alicia
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To the Editor:
A former planning commission
member and board of zoning appeals
member (which the City Council
voted unanimously to remove) have
accused our family business of violating the sign ordinance because of my
position as Mayor. These allegations
are misleading, vicious, and are clearly
retaliation for their recent removal. The city building inspector, the city
planner, and State of Tennessee billboard division have all given rules
and codes for this sign which I have
followed exactly as mandated. This
also cost us an additional $3,822.00 in
expenses to move the sign, but it was
well worth it to make sure we are in
complete compliance. I paid both the
$100 Town of Pleasant View billboard
fee and the $400 State of Tennessee
permit fees. They both have done site
checks in person and both have issued
permits for this sign. The Town of
Pleasant View and the State of Tennessee regulate all billboards annually and
are VERY strict on compliance. If a
sign were illegal in any way, no permit
would be issued-ever! If billboards
were illegal, why would the city have an
entire section of zoning code dealing
with billboards that was adopted by
the council in 2005? All of our sign
documents are on file at City Hall, are
public record, and can be viewed any
time. When my 7 year old daughter,
Madison, overhears us discussing this
and asks: “why are people saying such
ugly things about my daddy”, then I
know it’s a personal attack. If you have
a question, want to see the documents,
or get copies of the ordinances, you
can come by city hall and anyone here
will be happy to help. Everything is on
file. However, if you have a problem
with me personally, then you can call
746-0600 and anyone there will set
up a time that works best for you to
come sit down with me, one-on-one,
and discuss any concern or difference
of opinion you may have. My door is
always open. I have thick skin and can
take it, but when it affects my children
and my family, its waaay over the line
and it has got to stop-NOW! Misty &
I own this small family company and I
understand now from personal experience why so many businesses in our
community get frustrated. Something
has to change to make it easier for our
businesses to thrive-not just survive.
The sign ordinance is too complicated. The design standards, which we
all gave input on and were well intentioned, are restrictive and have cost our
town business opportunities. Government is getting in the way of common
sense and it has to stop! The Town of
Pleasant View is evolving. There is a
delicate balancing act between smart
growth and maintaining what has
made Pleasant View so great. Our
boards help us reach this goal and one
of the most important boards we have
is our Planning Commission. They set
an example and chart the course of our
city for years to come. There have been
many people that have helped Pleasant
View reach our goals but, from time to
time, we have to make some tough decisions and bring in new people to help
us reach the next level. I have recently
made some changes on the Planning
Commission and will be working to
fill those vacancies with people who
can be respectful, professional, provide
positive input, work to strengthen our
economic future, but also maintain the
integrity of our small town. Pleasant
View, we owe it to our heritage, our
citizens, and our future. We have one
chance to chart our destiny and define
what we will become, and I am truly
excited to see what the future holds for
our great town! Thank you and God
Bless,
Perry Keenan
Mayor of Pleasant View, Tn.
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Meet Sparkles!
Sparkles is a beautiful girl and a bit
of a diva. Although she’s absolutely
gorgeous, she doesn’t seem to know
it and hasn’t let her beauty go to her
March 2, 2015
head. She is a shameless flirt and will
do anything for a belly rub. She absolutely loves people! At about 2 years
old, she is fun-loving and energetic
and will make a wonderful family pet.
Sparkles’ adoption fee is $50. She
is spayed and has all of her shots.
For information on Sparkles, please
contact Cheatham County Animal
Control at 615-792-3647 or ccactn@
gmail.com. We are located at 2797
Sam’s Creek Road in Pegram, about
ten minutes off River Road outside of
Ashland City.
Elrod removed from Planning Commission
Pleasant View Mayor Perry Keenan
has removed Planning Commission
Chairman Kenny Elrod from the commission.
Elrod was dismissed by Keenan immediately following the February 19th
Board of Zoning Appeals meeting.
Elrod was appointed to the first Planning Commission for Pleasant View in
1996, he left for a brief period during
Mayor Shane Ray’s administration
and returned to the commission when
Mayor Kerry McCarver was elected in
2004.
Elrod stated in a February 20 Facebook post the reason for his dismissal,
given to him by Keenan was “the old
moving in a different direction double
speak.”
He explained in his Facebook post
he believes he was removed because of
questioning the Mayors sign at RenMar Center. In a statement to the I-24
Exchange Elrod said, “The Mayor has
a state permit for the sign but the state
leaves enforcement of local permits to
the local municipality. The state permit
is strictly for off premise advertising.
The permit issued by the city should
not have been issued. Page 3 of the
ordinance for signs clearly states that
billboards are for off premise ads and
nowhere in the ordinance does it allow
off premise ads. If the local sign permit
had not been issued the state permit
still wouldn’t have allowed the sign to
be built. Both permits are required for
the sign. The Mayor turned off his sign
at the 41 Center last summer because
it was off premise advertising. The
current sign is the same thing.”
“There is also a serious disconnect
between the Planning Commission
and the Building Commissioners
office. The building commissioner has
recently made decisions that undermine decisions made by the PC,” Elrod
told the I-24 Exchange. He continued,
“A recent project that was approved as
a masonry sided building with a flat
roof was allowed to be built as a metal
building with a pitched roof and without a fire hydrant as required by state
law. Completely different than what
was approved. Why have a Planning
Commission, Ordinances and Regulations if they are going to be ignored?
The controversy was created when the
PC tried to enforce its own decisions
and we were seen as the bad guys and
as Chairman I was the voice for this
enforcement.”
Mayor Perry Keenan submitted a
Letter to The Editor in response to a
request for comment.
-Zachary R. McCarver
March 2, 2015
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Cope Myles was born at St. Thomas
Midtown in Nashville on December
23, 2014, at 6 lbs., 7 oz, 19 1/4 inches.
Parents Crystal and Eric Staggs,
sisters MaKayla, Marley and Reese of
Pleasant View welcomed Cope home.
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Obituaries
BAKER, Carl F. “Spider”, age 75,
passed away on Tuesday, February 24,
2015, at Skyline Medical Center in
Nashville. He was born in Cheatham
County, Tennessee, on January 1,
1940, to Thomas Harris Baker and
Mary Lovell Baker. He was a graduate
of Tennessee Tech in Cookeville,
TN, with an engineering degree. He worked at State Industries and
retired from Vaughn Manufacturing
in tool and dye. He was preceded
in death by his parents, Thomas
Baker and Mary Baker; an infant
brother, and brother, Jewel Baker;
sisters, Frances Hooper and Mai
Dimple Methvin. He is survived by
his wife of 46 years, Carolyn Baker;
daughters, Amy Ferry (Joseph Ferry,
Jr.) and Valerie Broadway; sisters,
Emilie Levesque, Judy McGowen, and
Donna Kay Freeman; grandchildren,
Jonathan and Daniel Broadway, and
Alan Ferry. Funeral service will be
held on Saturday, February 28, 2015. The family will receive friends at the
funeral home on Friday, February
27, 2015, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and
on Saturday from 9 a.m. until the
service hour of 11 a.m. Burial will be
in EverRest of Cheatham, in Pleasant
View. Cheatham County Funeral
Home.
LOUALLEN, Elizabeth Ann, age
75, passed away on Friday, February
20, 2015. She was born in Cheatham
County, Tn, on May 1, 1939, to Baxter
Newman and Maude Allen Newman. She was a Christian, homemaker and
mother. She is preceded in death
by her parents, Baxter and Maude
Newman; father of her children,
Walter Cathey; daughter, Glory Ann
Cathey and brothers, William and
Kenny Newman. She is survived
by her husband, Wallace Louallen;
children: Wanda Gail Sager, Barbara
(Rickey) Williams, Lawrence (Renee)
Cathey, Hilda (David) Finch, Brenda
Joyce Hunter, Cynthia Diane (Joe)
Odom, Debra “Debbie” Kay Cathey,
Michael Wayne Cathey, Mitchell
(Amanda) Cathey, Tracey Cathey;
stepdaughters, Lisa and Elizabeth
Louallen; sisters, Grace Krantz
and Margie (Wayne) Tidwell; 32
grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren,
and 1 great-great-grandchild. Funeral
service was held February 27, 2015
with burial in the Teasley Cemetery
in Ashland City. Cheatham County
Funeral Home.
ROGERS, Jean S., age 82, passed
away on Monday, February 23,
2015, at her home. She was born
on July 29, 1932, in Nashville, to
Molten Simpkins and Susie Tidwell
Simpkins. Mrs. Rogers was a member
of the Scottsboro United Methodist
Church and a homemaker, mother
and caretaker. She was preceded
in death by her parents, Molten
and Susie Simpkins; siblings, Zanie
Taylor and William Simpkins and
a grandson, David Rogers. She is
survived by her loving husband,
Thomas E. Rogers; four sons, Tommy
E. (Jennifer) Rogers, Jr., Terry Paul
(Sherri) Rogers, Garry Len Rogers,
and Barry (Julia) Rogers; brother, John
Simpkins; sisters, Frankie Sue Crouch,
Mary Nell Mills, and twin sister, Jane
Simpkins; 9 grandchildren and 13
great-grandchildren. A graveside
service was held on February 26, 2015,
in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Nashville. Cheatham County Funeral Home.
STACK, James Thomas, age 92
of Cedar Hill, TN passed away
Wednesday, February, 25, 2015 at
Walking Horse Meadows. Sykes
Funeral Home in Clarksville is in
charge of arrangements. The funeral
service will be 12:00 p.m. on Saturday,
February 28, 2015 at Stroudsville
Church of Christ. Visitation will
be 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday,
February 27, 2015 at Sykes Funeral
Home and 10:00 a.m. until the hour
of service on Saturday, February
28, 2015 at Stroudsville Church of
Christ. Burial will follow in Resthaven
Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Stack was born, April 23, 1922
in Cheatham County, TN to the late
Leonard and Mamie Basford Stack. He was also preceded in death by his
wife of 62 years, Mary Annis Stack;
brother, Wayne Stack.
He was a veteran of WWII having
served in the US Air Force where he
flew 46 combat missions over Italy
and Austria. He was a former elder,
teacher, treasurer and member of the
Stroudsville Church of Christ since
1952. He taught mathematics at
Clarksville High School and then 35
years at Austin Peay State University. He was also a member of the
Clarksville Civitan Club for 56 years.
He is survived by sons, James T.
(Teresa) Adkins, James H. Stack, John
T. Stack; daughter, Betty Jo Cross;
brother, Bailey Stack; sisters, Mary
Margaret Sanders, Joanne Hawkins
and sister-in-law, Bonnie Stack;
grandchildren, James H. Stack, Jr,
Michael Brian Stack, John T. Stack,
Jacob Stack, Bruce (Fran) Cross,
Deena (Daniel) Flessas, Tommy
Adkins, Nichole Adkins, Madison
Adkins, Tammy Bowser; greatgrandchildren, Ben Flessas, Madeleine
Flessas, Lauren Cross, Anna Marie
Cross, Jordan (Michaela) Bowser and
several cousins, nieces and nephews. A
special thanks to the staff at Walking Horse Meadows, Aseracare Hospice
and Spring Meadows. In lieu of
flowers, contributions may be made
to the Stroudsville Church of Christ
Building Fund.
Online condolences may be made at
www.sykesfuneralhome.com
COMMISSION
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considered replacement of the motor
and even discussed leasing an electric
vehicle. The recommendation from
the committee to the commission was
to move the funds from the general
fund to the mayors budget.
Chris Atkins, Cheatham County
Building Commissioner, announced at
Monday’s meeting he will be resigning
his position with his last day being
March 6. Atkins has held the position
since 2011.
Mayor McCullough has appointed
Franklin Wlkinson to replace Atkins. The appointment was affirmed by the
commission at the meeting. Wilkinson has worked with the Ashland City
Building and Codes Department since
2003. McCullough told commissioners Wilkinson is certified and has
already submitted his resignation to
the city.
-Zachary R. McCarver
March 2, 2015
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Cheatham Crime
Cayce Lynn Covington, 27, 4308
Grass Point Road, Joelton, was charged
on February 21 with introduction
of drugs into penal institution and
possession of schedule III drug.
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Erica Nicole Deloach, 32, 975 Smith
Place, Cunningham, was charged on
February 23 with harassment (phone/
email) threatening.
Lawrence Douglas Belt, III, 29,
1032 East Side Road, Ashland City
was charged in a child support capias/
attachment on February 23.
Casey Carlos Raines, 36, 508
Oak Plains Road, Clarksville, was
charged on February 23 with simple
possession/casual exchange, driving
on revoked, suspended or cancelled
license, criminal impersonation,
improper display of registration, and
two counts of failure to appear.
A vehicle burglary with theft was
reported on February 23 at 119 Margo
Court, Joelton.
An aggravated home burglary
with vandalism was reported at 1024
Hidden Cove Road, Ashland City on
February 23.
County Records
BUILDING PERMITS
Donnie Hyde, Accessory Building,
1430 Lockertsville Rd., Ashland
City, $4,000.00
Cheatham County, Remodel, Court
Street, Ashland City, $1,000.00
Michael Hively, Remodel, 2648
Mosley Ferry Rd., Ashland City,
$1,600.00
PROPERTY TRANSFERS
Reda Home Builders Inc. to Sara
Hayes & Brian Flauto, 1027 Trent
Pl., Pleasant View, $290,000.00
Community Bank and Trust to
Gene & Lana Wilcox, 482 Dixie
Ln., Pleasant View, $22,000.00
Secretary of Veteran Affairs to
Bryan & Karen Schmitt, 1437 Old
Clarksville Pike, Ashland City,
$151,000.00
Nathan & Cynthia Driskall to Brandon & Krista Parker
2120 Bracy Cir., Joelton
$235,000.00
Tennessee Housing Development
Agency to Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, 2914
Bearwallow Rd., Ashland City,
$110,760.00
JP Morgan Chase Bank to Secretary
of Housing & Urban Development
2236 Pleasant View Rd., Pleasant
View
$189,154.02
Titan Structures to Reda Home
Builders Inc., Oakes Subdivision,
Lot 3, Kendall Ct., Pleasant View
$36,000.00
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation to Tony Ross, 1490
Cheatham Dam Rd., Ashland City
$54,900.00
Bank of America to Winston &
Brittany Vaughn, 1050 Forest
Crossing, Joelton, $113,500.00
Bobby & Milnita Shelton to Jonathan Pell, 517 Skyview Dr., Ashland
City, $164,900.00
Bryan & Ashley Hawkins to Jeana Clark & Sherry Jacobs, 1554
Hicks Edgin Rd., Pleasant View,
$212,000.00
William & Judith Ives to Carl Felts
1060 Rustic Hills Dr., Ashland City
$165,000.00
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Keenans bring back rezone request
The Pleasant View Board of Mayor and Aldermen met Tuesday for
their monthly workshop.
A recent rezoning request made
by Robert and Deborah Keenan,
which failed to gain approval from
the board during their February
10 meeting was brought back to
the board at the request of Mrs.
Keenan asking for a second review.
The request to rezone property
located at the end of Rachel Court,
off Substation Road, from R2 to
an MPUD failed in a 2-2 vote with
Mayor Perry Keenan declaring a
conflict of interest and not voting
on the request.
Mrs. Keenan told the board a
playground had been added to the
previously denied MPUD. During
discussion on the proposal Alderman Danny Rediker questioned
where children who may live in
the apartment complex would play.
Keenan said this concern had been
addressed.
Rediker said to revisit the request
the proposal would need to be taken back to the Planning Commission. Alderman George Leasure
said he was not sure the proposal
would have to be taken back to
the planing commission because
it was a tie vote. He said nothing
had been changed other than the
playground. “I don’t know what the
procedure is but I don’t think it has
to go back to planning and zoning,”
Leasure said.
Alderman Bruce Drake said a
problem he saw with the new proposal was there being no location
for tank for the step sewer system.
Mrs. Keenan said that would be
a question for the Pleasant View
Utility District. She said, “I am just
asking for a rezone.”
Rediker reiterated his statement
from both the planning commission meeting and the board of
mayor and alderman meeting, “The
difference between this and a regular rezone is, when we grant you the
rezone we are accepting this plat
and it can’t be changed.”
She said Rediker and Drake’s
concerns were separate from the
zoning. Rediker explained that
the MPUD being requested would
be come the zoning if it had been
approved.
She said, “If this was an issue,
planning and zoning had no issue
with what you are now bringing up,
you had no issue with this during
the city council meeting. I feel like
you are looking for something beyond what we are actually asking.’
Rediker responded to her comment, “No ma’am. I brought that
up at both meetings.”
Keenan said that if approved any
changes to the proposed development would have to be brought
back to the board.
-Zachary R. McCarver
March 2, 2015
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Community flea
market set by
local Civitan
Club
A community flea market
is planned for March 14 from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Livery
Stables in Pleasant View.
Booths are available for $25
inside or $20 outside. For
more information, contact
Judy Mueller at (615) 7464200.
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VIEW
Lawrence
Gunnells
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Sports Editor
Basketball dreams
melt, so what’s
next for Sycamore?
Basketball is over, unfortunately before the “outside” sports can logically
get started.
Am I ready for baseball, softball, soccer, tennis and track? More assuredly.
But not in these temperatures.
Burrrrrr.
Now that the basketball season is
over, I am going to get back on a soapbox of mine, for the last time in a while:
kids need to play multiple sports at Sycamore.
This year, Sycamore boys basketball
struggled all year long, finally putting
things together at tournament time to
salvage something for the season. Part
of the reason: some very good basketball players weren’t playing basketball.
There may be a number of valid reasons why some kids don’t play football
or basketball, but I want to dismiss one
reason some seem to be giving: concentrating on one sport will make you
better in that sport, and help you get a
scholarship.
I have been paying closer attention to
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Tough ending: SHS teams out of region
Losses to MLK girls
and Maplewood
boys dash hope of
championships
By Lawrence Gunnells
I-24 Exchange Sports Editor
Post-season play is generally a
time when team’s face tougher competition, and Sycamore’s basketball
teams can tell you all about it after
Tuesday night’s games. Both teams
held their own early, but were worn
down by the physical, athletic play
of their opponents and now look
back on what could have been.
The Lady War Eagles fell to Martin Luther King High School, 47-37,
after leading 28-21 at the half. It
was a case of an energy crisis in the
second half, as Sycamore lost intensity while MLK’s girls found their
groove, outscoring the Lady War Eagles 26-9 in the second half, fueled
by a 9-1 run to start the third quarter.
At the end of three quarters, Sycamore held a one-point lead, but MLK
held the Lady War Eagles to only
three points—and no field goals—in
the fourth quarter. On Sycamore’s
next to last possession, they shot,
missed, and rebounded four consecutive three-point tries, to no avail.
The Lady War Eagles ended their
season with a record of 21-9. MLK
continues on to the Region 5AA
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Sycamore’s girls finished second in the district tournament to Westmoreland.
Cindy Gideon photo
Sycamore’s boys finished second in the district tournament to Cheatham
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what players are making it to “the next
level,” and frankly there’s very little evidence that focusing on one sport helps
you in the long run.
Last November, Florida Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton signed a 13year, $325 million contract. As a high
school senior at Sherman Oaks (CA)
Notre Dame High School, Stanton
played football, basketball and baseball, and was named all-conference in
all three sports. Don’t believe playing
multiple sports is important? Google
it. The internet is full of evidence that
scouts and college recruiters believe
kids that play multiple sports and are
good students make the best prospects
for succeeding at the next level.
One story that got my attention: Ohio
State football coach Urban Meyer revealed that 42 of the 47 athletes he had
signed since become the head Buckeye
played multiple sports. In other words,
the #1 football team in 2014 was filled
with athletes that didn’t concentrate on
football in high school.
Bottom line: if you go to Sycamore
High School and can play a sport, Sycamore needs you to play, and, by the way,
it won’t be bad for you either. I’ll be in
the stands cheering you on (and I might
put your picture in the newspaper!)
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semifinals. After going 14-0 in the regular season, the Royals were upset in
the District 10AA tournament, but look
to be a force to deal with in the region
tournament.
The War Eagles were playing with
“house money” on Tuesday, not only
making it to the region tournament, but
earning the right to host by making it
to the district championship. They faced
a highly talented and tall Maplewood
team who had the misfortune of playing
in the same district with East Nashville
and Pearl Cohn, two of the best teams
in the state.
Sycamore not only held an early lead
(9-3 at one point) but played Maplewood very closely until late in the second quarter. A series of missed shots
and an absence of offensive rebounds
sent the War Eagles into the half with
a 39-28 deficit. Sycamore made another
run in the third, and Bailey Wheeler’s
three-pointer tied it at 41-41 at the 3:30
point in the quarter. Maplewood was
able to grab and stretch the lead again to
end the quarter, 51-45.
Maplewood’s strategy in the fourth
quarter amounted to a game of “keep
away,” as they killed the clock, and
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forced Sycamore into must-have possessions down the stretch. The War Eagles, already in foul trouble, committed
mistakes while trying to get rebounds,
and Maplewood sealed the game with
free throws in the last two minutes, to
win 61-55.
Coach Toby Miles made some second half adjustments that made a difference, but the majority of the damage
was done in the first half, when Maplewood grabbed 19 offensive rebounds.
They ended up with 26 total offensive
rebounds (to the War Eagles’ 7) and 42
total rebounds (to the War Eagles’ 28).
The War Eagles finish with a record of
7-22, but few will forget the three game
winning streak into the district tourney that kept their hopes alive. Maplewood advances to the Region 5AA
semifinals.
As far as the overall Region 5AA
bracket so far, only one District 9AA
faired very well against District 10AA.
Westmoreland was the only girls team
to advance out of the quarterfinal round,
and on Thursday night beat MLK in the
Region Final, 47-44. Cheatham County
Central boys were the lone boys team
to advance out of the quarterfinal round,
but lost to Pearl-Cohn in the Region
Semi-Finals.
Brittany Crosby
Matt Brown
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Sycamore
junior guard
Matt Brown
makes a
contested layup
in the War
Eagles’ battle
with
Maplewood on
Tuesday night.
Sycamore lost,
61-55, and was
eliminated
from the
playoffs.
Cindy Gideon
photo
It’s cold outside!
Time to feed our feathered friends.
We have an assortment of bird feed
Wild bird mix:
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25 lb. bag...$7.75
Black oil sunflower:
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25 lb. bag...$10.98
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2605 Church Street, Pleasant View • 746-5221
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Rachel Mann (in
white), junior for
Sycamore, goes inside against MLK in
the region quarterfinals. Cindy Gideon
Photo
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PVCS students advance to state art
Three Pleasant View Christian
School students will advance to
compete at Tennessee-state level in
March after taking honors at the
Tennessee Association of Christian
Schools (TACS) in February.
(Pictured) Chad Lester (9th grade
- Jr. High Level), placed 1st in oil
with parrot, 1st in mixed media with
Free tree giveaway
In recognition of Arbor Day and
Earth Day on Friday, March 13th, the
Cheatham County Soil Conservation
District will host our Annual Seedling
Giveaway! Free seedlings will be given
to Cheatham County Landowners.
White Christmas Pines, Pecan,
and Yellow Poplars will be given
away starting at 9 a.m. at the Soil
Conservation Office, 1104 N. Main St.,
Ashland City.
This giveaway is a partnership
strawberry, 1st in printmaking with
bears.
Kyle Lester (11th grade - Sr. High
Level), placed 1st in oil with flamingo,
1st in mixed media with carousel
horse, 2nd in printmaking with cranes
Hunter Valdes (11th grade - Sr.
High Level), placed 2nd in oil with
tiger. This is his first year to compete.
effort made possible through funding
from the Soil Conservation District,
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
and Ashland City Parks and
Recreation.
About 700 seedlings will be
distributed, at approximately 10
seedlings per person, on a first-come,
first-serve basis. Only Cheatham
County landowners are eligible.
For information, contact Janice
Weiss at 792-5161, Ext 3 or janice.
weiss@tn.nacdnet.net
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The Pleasant View Board of Zoning
Appeals (BZA) met Thursday to hear
an appeal submitted by Derek Denney
for a building he is constructing on
Christopher Drive. Denney was requesting a review of a January 27 planning commission decision to require
metal siding used on the rear of the
building to be removed and replaced
with Hardiplank siding. An exception
was granted for the use of Hardiplank
after Denney was told by city officials
it would be a suitable exterior product.
After the installation of the siding it
was discovered to not be allowed by
the town’s design standards, which
went into effect April 2014.
Denney and builder Jassan Bumpus
said the removal of the metal and replacement with Hardiplank would cost
approximately $7,000. Bumpus said,
“We feel like the design standards were
probably written mostly for the 41-A
corridor.” He told the appeals board
the rear of the building is not visible
from any road and stated, “It is one of
those situations where we are asking
for some common sense to take over.”
Kenny Elrod, planning commission
chairman, said, “The main issue is he
was told from the beginning that no
metal was to be used.” He said allowing Denney to keep the Hardiplank
siding and remove the metal siding
was a compromise decided on after
the mistake of allowing him to use a
material not permitted by the design
standards was realized. He said the
planning commission has been consistent in not allowing metal to be used
on buildings.
Denney said his intention was never
to “try to get anything over on anyone.”
Donnetta Hedges, BZA chairman,
said the design standards have issues
that need to be addressed. “The city’s
job in any of these situations is to
monitor construction once permitted,
that failed to be done. The permit
holder, we know, is to follow the standards, building codes and ordinances.
Both have a little bit of fault in this,”
she added.
Hedges told the board it was to consider what would be in the best interest
of Pleasant View.
Kevin Heffelman, BZA member,
asked when metal was installed on the
building. He was told the metal was
in place on January 8 when a framing inspection was completed by the
Cheatham County Building Commissioners office.
Hedges said verbal approval for
Hardiplank siding was given to
Denney by Mayor Perry Keenan but
approval has never been granted by
the planning commission. She added
there was nothing in writing or showing in the January planning commission meeting minutes that showed the
plan for the building was accepted at
the last meeting of the planning commission. This was a topic of concern
by the board if the use of Hardiplank
was properly approved by the planning
commission.
Jordan Tupper, who serves on the
planning commission and BZA, said
the intent of planning commission
was to try to make a compromise by
approving the Hardiplank. He said,
“I don’t disagree, all intentions aside,
the planning commission did overstep
their bounds.”
When asked how he felt the planning
commission may have over stepped
its bounds Tupper responded, “We
were already making an exception for
the hardiboard...I think the intent was
to make some compromise there and
also holding tight to not wanting metal
buildings.”
Tupper said his understanding of his
vote on the planning commission was
that approval of the plan presented
with the exception of Hardiplank being
required on the rear of the building
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instead of metal siding.
Tupper remarked, “The attempt was
to compromise between concerned
neighbors, the intent of the design
standards, the builders pre-existing
building and all of the situation that
had gone on previous to that. It was
an attempt at compromise, it may have
gone a little too far.”
Keenan said of the issue, “It is unfortunate all this happened when we were
down a man in our building department.” He told members of the BZA,
“The city has the utmost faith in this
board and the decision you guys make,
whatever that is, and we will stand
behind you on that.”
March 2, 2015
Tupper said he would not be able to
vote on the issue due to his being on
the planning commission and having
voted on the request brought before
the commission.
Heffelman made a motion to uphold
the planning commissions decision, it
failed due to lack of a second.
A motion by Tupper to table the issue
until the planning commission can
review their minutes from January was
approved unanimously, by the three
BZA members present for the meeting. They will meet again Tuesday,
March 10 at 5:00 p.m. to continue its
review of Denney’s appeal.
-Zachary R. McCarver
Local 4-H students compete in
national archery tournament
On June 21, 2015, two young men
from Cheatham County will be
embarking on a journey to Grand
Island, Nebraska, to represent our
state in National 4-H archery tournament in the compound bow events.
Our county/state will be represented
by 16-year-old Grayson Phillips and
14-year-old Ben Hester. Grayson and
Ben are lifelong friends. Both are
home schooled and are avid hunters,
fishermen, archers and both are fine
musicians. The two competed in
the state tournament in Columbia,
Tennessee, on October 25, 2014,
against archers from across the state.
The top four scorers are invited to the
national tournament and Grayson and
Ben were among the four invited to
compete on the national level.
March 2, 2015
The Cheatham County Soil
Conservation District and Janice
Weiss, District Secretary/Tech
welcomes Nathan Hicklin as their
new Soil Conservationist. Nathan is
employed by the Natural Resource
Conservation Service and partners
with the Cheatham County Soil
Conservation District to improve
water and soil in our county.
Nathan was born and raised in
Western KY (Webster County). He
graduated with a Bachelor of Science
in Agriculture from Murray State
University in 2006, and worked for
Calloway County Soil Conservation
District in Murray, KY from 20052006. Nathan also worked for KY
chapter of The Nature Conservancy
from 2006-2009 before beginning his
employment with Natural Resource
Conservation Service in Tennessee
in 2009. We feel that Nathan will
be a great asset to conservation in
Cheatham County, and are proud to
be working with him.
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