Collierville fails to create diversity board
Collierville will not pursue a diversity equity and inclusion board, following months of requests from residents.
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Collierville will not pursue a diversity equity and inclusion board, following months of requests from residents.
Collierville Schools board members will receive a pay raise, the first for board members since the district’s inception.
A member of the Planning Commission is asking the Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen to support conversations about removing a Confederate marker from Town Square Park.
Staff will complete a site assessment, preliminary plan, cost estimates and explore the possibility of tax increment financing (TIF) to pay for any debt that may be incurred by the town.
Jason Crews is proposing a mixed-use development of more than 250 acres on the west side of town. Aldermen had some concerns and met with Crews and his representatives in a work session.
Alderwoman Maureen Fraser provided additional insight about the board’s denial Monday of a mini-golf permit. She hopes the company will resubmit their plan with modifications.
Collierville’s mayor and aldermen denied a conditional use permit that would have allowed an 18-hole mini-golf course.
Collierville will have the first reading of its property tax rate Monday, May 10. Additionally it will review a conditional use permit allowing mini-golf at Malco Collierville Towne Cinema Grill & MXT.
The Collierville Police Department is phasing in body cameras. The tools are part of the department’s ongoing efforts to “leverage technology.”
Collierville has new guidelines for those wishing to address the board at its meetings.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen will add guidelines to the public comment portion of their meeting. State law does not mandate a public comment portion.
The alderwoman will serve as the town’s vice mayor. She has held the role consistently since 2013.
John Worley and Missy Marshall were certified as the winners of the Collierville runoff elections.
Collierville officials approved a conditional use permit for a convenience store and gas station on the south side of Tenn. 385.
Turnout for the runoff election for two Collierville offices seemed slow Tuesday, according to candidates. The runoff is the town’s first in 17 years.
William Boone, a candidate for Collierville Alderman Position 4, has a history with the town that includes legal battles following his termination from Collierville Fire Department.
The Shelby County Election Commission set early-voting dates and times for the Dec. 8 runoff in Collierville. Residents can early vote beginning Wednesday.
Six people are seeking the remaining two years of the late-Tom Allen’s term. The race on Nov. 3 will likely result in Collierville’s first runoff in 17 years.
Oliver’s Crossing looks vastly different than the last time the Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen reviewed the mixed-use plan near East Shelby Drive and South Byhalia Road.
There are six people vying for the Alderman Position 4 seat. Additionally, the two incumbent aldermen seeking reelection have contestants.
Collierville’s mayor and aldermen are tasked with appointing someone to serve in the Position 4 seat until the upcoming election. The position is vacant following the death of Tom Allen.
Collierville's ballot is taking shape as many incumbents have pulled petitions. Collierville Board of Education, Position 3, is the only contested race.
Alderman Tom Allen has died at age 84. Allen was recently diagnosed pancreatic cancer.
The town of Collierville announced Alderman Tom Allen plans to step down from his aldermanic position. If Allen resigns by Aug. 10, his seat could appear on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Collierville's Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved its budget Monday. The town expects COVID-19 to negatively impact revenues.