Topic: Germantown
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November 2018
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After more than five years in the development pipeline, the CarreFour at the Gateway planned development near Germantown’s western border received preliminary outline plan approval from the suburb’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen this week. -
Palazzolo declared winner in G’town with certification of Nov. 6 results
Incumbent Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo will serve another term after the Shelby County Election Commission certified him the winner of the Nov. 6 mayoral race by a 120-vote margin over challenger John Barzizza. -
Germantown maps streetscape improvements to connect part of business district
With visions of making Germantown’s central business district and surrounding areas more walkable, inviting and safe, several streetscape improvement projects are in progress or envisioned for the suburb. -
Recount not automatic in Germantown mayoral race, no matter how close
No matter how close the race between incumbent Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo and challenger John Barzizza, there is nothing in state law that requires an automatic recount. -
Provisional ballots don’t appear to be enough for Barzizza to overcome Palazzolo
Based on the Shelby County Election Commission's number of provisional ballots from Germantown precincts, it appears unlikely challenger John Barzizza can overcome the 127-vote lead of incumbent mayor Mike Palazzolo. -
Germantown: Palazzolo declares win, Barzizza won’t concede
The Election Commission may have posted the final unofficial numbers, but Germantown mayoral challenger John Barzizza was unwilling to concede the election Wednesday given the close finish with incumbent Mike Palazzolo. -
Two seats hotly contested for Germantown Board of Education
Over the next year the Germantown Municipal School District (GMSD) Board of Education will create a new five-year strategic plan, so the races for board seats in this year’s election carry extra weight.
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October 2018
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Suburban Dispatch: Bid requests for The Grove in Germantown go out; information on municipal candidates
Germantown opened the bid process on its new outdoor venue – The Grove – earlier this week and the mandatory pre-bid meeting for those interested is later today. -
Campbell Clinic expansion underway in Germantown
With an increasing demand of for muscular and skeletal services, Campbell Clinic is expanding its Germantown campus, almost tripling the current 60,000-square-foot location. -
Candidates seek two seats on Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen
With early voting underway, candidates for two at-large Germantown aldermanic positions are doing their last-minute campaigning to sway voters – one side standing on continuing the city’s direction and leadership, the other seeking a new approach for the suburb. -
Palazzolo tries to hold onto Germantown’s highest office against challenge from Barzizza
Education and future development are the most significant issues in the Germantown mayoral race between challenger John Barzizza and incumbent Mike Palazzolo. -
Suburban Dispatch: Let’s check in on more campaign ads
A week or so ago, we took a look at some of the campaign videos that surfaced in the suburbs, primarily in the mayoral races in Bartlett and Germantown. -
Suburban Dispatch: Germantown bickering leads to embarrassing meeting
I remember the days when Germantown officials would snicker and mock the antics of the Memphis City Council. -
CarreFour gets initial endorsement on plan that could revise Germantown’s western border
Redevelopment of CarreFour at Kirby Woods near Germantown’s western gateway received its initial blessing from the suburb’s Planning Commission this week, setting in motion a possible new look to the city’s border along Poplar. -
Suburban Dispatch: Campaign videos – the polished, the basic and the memorable
Candidates have an array of tactics this year to get their names and campaign message across to voters in the suburbs. -
Suburban Dispatch: Education Awards, who’s that candidate and other notes
On Sundays we’re going to try to catch up on the week’s news, late-breaking items, observations and perhaps a recap of stories that were particularly interesting.
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September 2018
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Suburban Dispatch: Shane Horn arrives in Lakeland; Rebecca Luter named
Shane Horn begins his duties as Lakeland city manager next Monday, Oct. 1, earning $110,000 annually to run the suburb’s day-to-day operations. -
Luter named to fill vacancy on Germantown school board
With children in the Germantown Municipal School District, a leadership role in two of the suburb’s churches and a background of education in her family, the Rev. Rebecca Luter believes she brings the necessary traits to her new role on the suburb’s school board. -
Forest Hill-Irene Road improvements pave way for new school, development
As part of new elementary school plans in Germantown, the suburb is turning the tree-lined, two-lane out-in-the-country-style Forest Hill-Irene Road into a four-lane thoroughfare with a landscaped median between Poplar Pike and Winchester. -
Developer unveils Carrefour development outline plans
Neighborhood leaders and concerned citizens met at the Carrefour shopping center on Monday, Sept. 17 to discuss a proposed mixed-use redevelopment of the property at Germantown’s western border. The outline plans from property owners Cannon, Austin and Cannon were submitted to the Germantown Planning Commission earlier this month. -
Suburban Dispatch: Apartment controversy in Germantown may portend generational change
Over the years, suburban cities have dealt with cyclical changes in direction. Those times when enough new folks move into a municipality and decide the old folks in office aren’t doing things correctly and orchestrate a change.
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