April 10 Planning Commission Meeting: 5000 Ashland City Hwy Rezoning

The Walker Trucking Parking lot at 5000 Ashland City Highway will be on the agenda for Nashville’s Planning Commission on April 10. They will decide if the property will be rezoned from AR2 (Agricultural) to SP (Specific Plan) which would allow it to legally operate as a commercial truck parking lot. The property has been the subject of multiple code violations and community complaints since the summer of 2024. If you would like to email the Planning Commissioners you must send it by 3pm on April 3rd. You may also attend the meeting in person.

Petition Response and Rezoning Decision

We collected around 400 signatures for our petition against the rezoning of 5000 Ashland City Hwy. District 1 Council member Joy Kimbrough had meetings with the Scottsboro community and all parties involved before ultimately deciding to rezone the property. This is obviously not the outcome we were hoping for, but we were inspired by the response of the community and are grateful to have a council member who did agree to meet and hear us out before making her choice. Thank you! to everyone who signed the petition and left comments about why you believe this community is worth fighting for.

 

posted jan 27, 2025

Walker Trucking gets Feb. 24 court date for codes violations hearing; has new request for rezoning.

In late 2024, property owner Jason Walker was served a warrant for codes violations concerning the 5000 Ashland City Hwy address. Court dates were set, then delayed time and again because Metro representation and Walker could not come to an agreement on the order. A special hearing on this matter is set for Feb. 24 at which time a judge would hear the case and decide the terms of the order. However, Walker and his attorney are making another plea to the community for rezoning the property instead at a community meeting (open to the public) this Thursday, Jan. 30th.

Farm Together Now Program connects local farms with Nashville non-profits to feed the community

As part of our Farm Together Now Program we reimburse local farms for the produce they donate to non-profit organizations that ensure food insecure communities have access to healthy, nourishing food.

Small acreage and family farms are vital to local community, but face many economic challenges. This program helps local farms deal with produce surplus and contributes to their considerable operational costs.

A generous grant from the Blooming Prairie Foundation is allowing us to distribute $5,000 to 4 local farms: Sweeter Days Farm, Bells Bend Farm, Paradise Produce Farm, and Old School Farm for the produce they donate to The Nashville Food Project, One Generation Away, and The Store. Over 1,000 pounds of produce has been donated by these 4 local farms since the grant period started in October 2024.

We are honored to facilitate these relationships and to witness the incredible work of the farmers, organizers and volunteers involved. 

May 2024 Nashville Scene Cover Story

Rubble Trouble: Construction Debris Making Its Way Into Backyards

About 20,000 people live in the northwest quadrant of Davidson County from the Cumberland River to I-24 West, give or take a few square miles. The entire area is a single Metro Council district — District 1, by far the largest by area and home to much of the county’s undeveloped land. Recently they’ve been talking at local meetings and in Facebook groups about the sudden influx of red dirt, rubble and rock that’s collecting in piles, disappearing in backyards or tumbling down ravines across the district’s tightly knit neighborhoods. A few residents have even started counting the dump trucks that have become frequent travelers on the district’s quiet back roads.