There are 20 article(s) tagged Forest Hill-Irene:

• June 2021

  • Property owner sues after Germantown rejects rezoning request

    David Skinner sues Germantown and its Planning Commission after they denied a request to rezone his property.

    By Abigail Warren June 19, 2021

• April 2021

  • Germantown denies Poplar Ave. rezoning

    The Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted against David Skinner’s rezoning request, which was an appeal of a denial by the Planning Commission.

    By Abigail Warren April 27, 2021

• March 2021

  • Poplar rezoning moves to public hearing in Germantown

    The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a rezoning on the first of three readings. Multiple aldermen said the approval was part of “due process.”

    By Abigail Warren March 08, 2021

  • Skinner appeals rezoning request to Germantown aldermen

    David Skinner is appealing the Planning Commission’s decision to Germantown aldermen. The land owner has tried for years to get his family land rezoned.

    By Abigail Warren March 04, 2021

• December 2020

  • Germantown Planning Commission denies Poplar rezoning request

    David Skinner has three acres with agricultural and residential-estate zoning on the north side of Poplar Avenue, west of Forest Hill-Irene Road. He requested neighborhood commercial and office zonings. 

    By Abigail Warren December 02, 2020

• November 2020

  • Skinner rezoning heads to Germantown Planning Commission

    David Skinner will seek rezoning for three acres along Poplar Avenue. The land has been in his family about 100 years. It is currently zoned agricultural and residential estate.

    By Abigail Warren November 30, 2020

• October 2020

  • Germantown Planning Commission endorses 90 homes, 2 subdivisions

    Germantown Planning Commissioners endorsed two subdivisions that could add 90 homes to Germantown. The project must still be reviewed by the mayor and aldermen.

    By Abigail Warren October 06, 2020

  • Germantown Planning Commission to review 2 subdivisions, 90 homes

    Planning Commissioners will review two planned unit developments Tuesday. The subdivisions would add a combined 90 homes to Germantown.

    By Abigail Warren October 06, 2020

• September 2020

  • Germantown to review 33-lot subdivision

    Germantown aldermen will review a residential subdivision comprised of 33 lots on 20 acres.

    By Abigail Warren September 27, 2020

• May 2020

  • Germantown begins reviewing new water tower

    The Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen is reviewing the first step to place a water tower on the east side of the city.

    By Abigail Warren May 08, 2020

  • Germantown endorses rezoning 3 acres near Forest Hill Elementary

    Germantown's Planning Commission endorsed rezoning three acres that will become part of John Duke's larger Wilder at Forest Hill subdivision north of Forest Hill Elementary School.

    By Abigail Warren May 05, 2020

• October 2019

  • Germantown Municipal Schools staff moves into permanent home

    Germantown Municipal School District has opened its permanent central office on Forest Hill-Irene. The space offers an additional 20,000 square feet for district staff.

    By Abigail Warren October 21, 2019

• August 2019

  • Daycare headed to Forest Hill Heights in Germantown

    The Learning Experience has applied for a building permit in Germantown. The daycare will be in the Forest Hill Heights area.

    By Abigail Warren August 28, 2019

  • Forest Hill Elementary preparing for first classes

    Germantown is opening its first school uninherited from Shelby County Monday. The school is on the cusp of welcoming its first group of students.

    By Abigail Warren August 08, 2019

• June 2019

  • Germantown reviewing office and retail for former proposed Chick-fil-A site

    Germantown's Planning Commission is reviewing a rezoning request that would bring office and retail to the north side of Poplar near Forest Hill-Irene rather than a Chick-fil-A.

    By Abigail Warren June 18, 2019

• May 2019

  • Flash the Fox to be Forest Hill Elementary mascot

    Forest Hill Elementary held its first school-wide event Sunday to unveil the school's mascot, Flash the Fox.

    By Abigail Warren May 19, 2019

• March 2019

  • Germantown residents want fix to Forest Hill flooding

    Germantown residents' concerns about flooding have increased with recent construction along Forest Hill-Irene. Heavy rainfall created strong steady streams in their neighborhood.

    By Abigail Warren March 15, 2019

  • Germantown residents wary of possible water tower

    Germantown officials would like to build a $2.5 million elevated water tank at Forest Hill Elementary. However, the city has yet to ask for use of the land and residents are wary.

    By Abigail Warren March 04, 2019

• January 2019

  • Rezoning request would bring second Chick-fil-A to Germantown

    Chick-fil-A is looking to build another Chick-fil-A in Germantown, according to the land owner. David Skinner is asking the city to rezone his property to commercial use.

    By Abigail Warren January 22, 2019

• September 2018

  • 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.

    By Michael Waddell September 25, 2018