Germantown adding student to school board
Germantown’s Board of Education will add a high school student to its board this fall. He or she will be selected by the Houston High principal and provide student insight to the board.
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Germantown’s Board of Education will add a high school student to its board this fall. He or she will be selected by the Houston High principal and provide student insight to the board.
Germantown aldermen approved more stringent guidelines in its solicitation ordinance, which requires a background check when obtaining a permit and other requirements.
The ordinance sets guidelines for peddlers, food trucks, ice-cream trucks and handbills, but most heavily addresses door-to-door solicitation. It passed two of three required readings in previous meetings.
Germantown Country Club’s sheer size and the number of lots in the proposed Glasgow residential development for the property makes the project unique, but the density is comparable to other recently approved proposals.
Germantown aldermen unanimously supported an outline plan for Glasgow, a residential plan for the former Germantown Country Club site.
The finalists’ works will be installed on sidewalks and trails throughout the city.
Spence Ray plans to include a letter of credit with his proposal for Glasgow, the planned development of the former site of the Germantown Country Club.
Germantown First Responders Scholarship Fund will continue to help those who serve the suburb, holding an extra concert this month to raise awareness of the effort.
Germantown aldermen approved an infill subdivision near Neshoba Road and Riverdale Road on Monday. Neshoba Farms is an 18-lot subdivision on 6.5 acres.
Crumbl Cookies’ East Memphis shop is about a month away from opening, but the business already has plans for a second location at Saddle Creek.
Germantown approved its $197.9 million budget. The board also established a new speed limit for minor streets in the suburb.
Kroger awarded its first winner of its Community Immunity Giveaway challenge Monday. The celebration was held at the Germantown Kroger store.
Wildwood Farm, one of the largest undeveloped tracts in Germantown, will remain undeveloped. The landowner, Olympic Gold Medalist Melanie Smith Taylor, unveiled a partnership with the University of Tennessee Thursday evening.
Germantown is reviewing a proposal that would change the speed limit on minor streets to 25 mph.
The addition is designed to help address the district’s current capacity needs and provide a secured entrance.
David Skinner sues Germantown and its Planning Commission after they denied a request to rezone his property.
“For reasons still under investigation, three officers fired at the man, fatally wounding him,” the TBI said in a press release. The victim had multiple firearms, the release said, and would not drop them.
Germantown Assistant Chief Jeff Beaman will be the next leader of the Gallatin Fire Department. He is retiring from Germantown after 31 years.
Germantown will hold its fireworks show on July 4. The event was not held in 2020 due to the pandemic.
The final reading for Germantown’s budget is scheduled for June 28. The board also approved taking the first step toward acquiring soccer fields for the city’s youngest athletes.
Germantown is expecting about $10.5 million in American Rescue Plan funds. The money will be invested in infrastructure, with the majority going towards drainage.
If acquired, the land would likely be transformed into fields for the suburb’s youngest soccer teams.
The Germantown Municipal School District will offer online learning for students who want to continue learning remotely.
The Germantown Board of Education discussed adding a student board member to its body in an advisory capacity. It also approved a new grading scale.
If adopted Tuesday, the change may help Germantown Municipal School District students compete for scholarships. Board member Brian Curry noted that a student earning a 92 might have about a 3 for a grade point average in Germantown. In other districts, it would be a 4.