A Message From Your BHA Board Members

2009 has been another great year for Bluefields Homeowners Association. With your donations of time and yearly membership dues, we’ve been able to provide much needed signage replacements at the entrance to Bluefields Square (please see the before and after photos below), landscape street sign triangles, and enjoy fellowship during our annual neighborhood gatherings.

These things do not happen without dedicated board members who are willing to give a small portion of their time for one year to better our neighborhood. Board members and officers help organize two annual neighborhood events, a Spring cleanup day, and three allneighborhood meetings each year, as well as play active roles in our quarterly newsletter.

If you are currently a member in good standing and have a willing spirit to make Bluefields a better place to live, please consider joining us on the board, as open positions are available for the coming year.

Elections for 2010 will be held at our upcoming meeting on December 7 at 6:30 PM. Please contact Ginny Russell at 883 -4338 if you are interested in serving your neighborhood in this way.

BHA has already begun its 2010 membership drive, and yearly dues of $50 per household ($35 for seniors over age 65) can be made payable to Jim Goodrich at 2726 Bluefield Avenue, or paid at our December 7 meeting.

Among other things, these dues enable us to maintain and replace our lovely signage as necessary, and provide the food and supplies for our annual gatherings. We hope to see you at our upcoming meeting on December 7; all neighbors are encouraged to attend. As always, a big thanks to our 2009 members. Bluefields wouldn’t be the same without you.

Downtown Donelson UDO Approved

Sponsored by our councilman for district 15, Phil Claiborne, the Downtown Donelson UDO received the second reading and approval on November 3rd in a public Metro Council meeting and, subsequently, passed in the third and final private reading on November 17, 2009. As of November 19, 2009 the new Downtown Donelson UDO was formally approved and put into place.

For those unfamiliar with the legislation, the property areas located on Lebanon Pike from Briley Parkway to Stewarts Ferry Pike, on Old Lebanon Pike, J.B. Estille Drive, Donelson Pike, Fairway Drive, McGavock Pike, Crump Drive, Park Drive, Graylynn Drive, Cliffdale Drive, and Benson Road were all included in aDowntown Donelson UDO in
which the goal was to establish sign and development standards for this designated area. Further details can be found at Phil Claiborne’s site, www.metro15.com or detailed plans of the Downtown Donelson UDO can be found at www.nashville.gov/mpc/pdfs/subarea14/UDO_Meeting_4_Final.pdf.