CityWatch on QNet
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Gerry Burditt, Editor
Qnetcola@bellsouth.net
THIS WEEK IN QNET:
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Lakeland
Elementary PTA Spring
Carnival Today.
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Lakeland
City-Wide Garage Sale
Today.
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East End Playhouse
Final Performance Today.
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Lakeland Area
Chamber of Commerce After
Hours Mixer Thursday.
LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
Residents
may "meet with a Planner" to
discuss the Land Development
Regulations.
May, 2008 “Meet with a
Planner Q & A” Schedule for
Land Development
Regulations
These are
meeting times with Planning
Dept. staff to discuss
concerns for the new
regulations project as it
progresses. Documents will be
available to share. The
meetings will be at City Hall.
Please call the front desk by
the day scheduled, to let us
know you are coming at or
during one of these times.
When you call, you will be
told what room to go to at
City Hall.
Thursday, May
08, 2008, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, May
15, 2008, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, May
22, 2008, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Times for
future months will be
announced regularly.
City
web page updates online in
April for the Land
Development Regulations and
Design Guidelines
project: (See Planning
Projects Page)
-
Draft
Table of Contents,
December 2007 (PDF)
-
Draft
Zoning Ordinance Article
I, Admin Provisions,
December 2007 (PDF)
-
Draft
Subdivision Regulations,
Article II, Subdivision
Types (portion), March
2008 (PDF)
-
Memo from
CDF about Conservation
Policies, August 2007
(PDF)
-
Public
Meetings for April 2008
(PDF) (Note: New Land
Development Regulation
Meeting scheduled for
April 28 BOC Work
Session has been
cancelled.)
-
“Planner
Q & A” Forums through
April 2008 (PDF)
-
"Planner
Q & A” Forums for May
2008 (PDF)
-
“Background” section of
this page was updated
with new project
comments.
LAKELAND AREA CRIME REPORT
Addresses of reported crime
are rounded to the nearest
100 block. Exact addresses
are not reported, in order
to protect privacy.
Theft from Building 04/27/08
2700 Misty Valley Cove
Theft of Vehicle
Parts/Accessories 04/26/08
Canada Road
Theft from Motor Vehicle
04/26/08 9300 Triumph Circle
(Stonebridge)
Other Theft/Non-Specific
04/26/08 3500 Canada Road
Burglary/Non-residential
04/25/08 9800
Memphis-Arlington Road
(riding mower)
Home
Break-Ins On The Rise In
Lakeland
Reported by: Lana Labrousse,
Eyewitness News Everywhere -
ABC24 - CW30 - Memphis TV
4/28/08
1:15
p.m., Lakeland, TN
According to
police reports, home
burglaries in Lakeland have
increased by 126 percent
since March. With word of
the increase, Lakeland
residents are making sure to
keep a keen eye on their
property and their neighbors
for safety.
"We don't
want to come home and find
out if our home has been
burglarized because we
worked too hard for what we
earn," said Ray Harris, a
Lakeland resident. Some
residents say they have
burglar alarms, guard dogs
and lock
their doors
to keep their homes safe
from crooks. "The alarm is
always set. If we're at home
outside, it's always set,"
Jason Taylor, a Lakeland
resident.
In
Millington, home break-ins
have increased by about 50
percent. Shelby County
Sheriff's Office spokesman
Steve Shular said when
deputies notice a spike of
break-ins in a neighborhood,
they increase deputy patrols
and may even send undercover
deputies to the neighborhood
to help prevent burglaries.
He also said they work
closely with neighborhood
watch leaders. Though
there's a spike in
burglaries in Lakeland,
Shular said overall crime in
Shelby County decreased by 6
percent so far this year.
Other reports
from neighbors
posted at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lakelandcola/:
1. "I
live in the Fairway
Meadows subdivision in
Valley Green Cove. I was
traveling from 9 AM Friday
(4/25) thru Sunday 6 PM
(4/27)....When I opened my
back door, I discovered
that my security door (not
storm door) but a heavy
glass security door had
been blown to
smithereens! Also, my
dining room window had a
couple of dings in it. I
called the Sheriff's dept
and they were dispatched &
took a report.....they
seemed to think it might
have been a BB gun that
did the damage! About
$1,500-$2,000 bucks worth.
Also of
concern is that late last
Fall, my next door
neighbor had a similar
incident -- with one
exception, they actually
found a bullet! The
trajectory was such that
they felt it had to have
been discharged from high
up....they actually
questioned people who
lived behind them. My
BIGGEST concern is that if
this isn't stopped,
someone will be seriously
hurt! A gun whether real
or a BB gun can inflict
serious harm! Please post
this on the website to
alert folks and also to
see if anyone might have
any inkling or may have
seen anything going on
this past weekend!
2. Friday
early evening gun shots
were heard in the area of
Kingsridge and Canada
road. (there are several
homes in there). The
police was dispatched to
the area. I do not know
what they found.
3. "My
neighbor just told me that
the post man told him that
there have been several
doors kicked in in the
Kingsway Greens
subdivision recently.
This is the first I've
heard of it. We have seen
the Sheriff's Dept. out
here patrolling.
4. We
found 2 rolls of tissues
in our driveway on Shadow
Green Lane Saturday
morning. At around 2:25
am Sunday morning, my wife
heard something like gun
shots (at least 2). When
she peeked through the
windows, she saw tissues
were hanging on our tree.
The next day we reported
to the Sheriff. When I
opened the door for the
Sheriff, I saw (human?)
feces outside the front
door. There were some 4-5
rolls of tissues hanging
on the tree. The Sheriff
said
it was not vandalism, but
wrote a memo and gave us a
case number.
Become a part
of the solution by
participating in a
Neighborhood Watch group in
your neighborhood. We far
outnumber the criminals!
Neighborhood Watch
Works! To
participate in the Lakeland
COLA Neighborhood Watch
group, click here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lakelandcola/.
RECYCLING
Tuesday, May 6th,
recyclables will be
collected for the area West
of Canada Road.
CONGRATULATIONS to the
following April Recycling
Winners:
-
Gennifer Hawkins, Green
Meadow Cove (Fairway
Meadows)
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Maria
Garcia, Ultra Green Lane
(Plantation Fairways)
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Susanne Jerome, Old
Brunswick Road (Brunswick
Road)
-
Tracy
Hatley, East Old Brownsville
Road (Old Brownsville Rd)
REMINDER: The city-wide
recycling contest "Get Caught
Recycling" is still in
progress and four households
will win $50 in May just for
participating in curbside
recycling. All you need is to
have at least three different
types of recyclable material
in your bin to be eligible for
the random drawing. A
detailed list of acceptable
recyclable items can be viewed
at
www.lakelandtn.com
and click on Recycling.
THE GARBAGE CRISIS
The
world has changed a lot in
the past century. From
individually packaged food
servings to disposable
diapers, more garbage is
generated now than ever
before. The average American
discards 7.5 pounds of
garbage every day. This
garbage goes mostly to
landfills, where it's
compacted and buried. As the
waste stream continues to
grow, so will pressure on
our landfills, our resources
and our environment.
Recycling—An
Important Part of the
Solution
Recycling is one of
the easiest ways you can
help slow climate change and
global warming. By recycling
at home, you help
significantly lower carbon
emissions associated with
extracting virgin materials,
manufacturing products and
waste disposal.
Last year the amount of
energy saved from recycling
aluminum and steel cans,
plastic PET and glass
containers, newsprint and
corrugated packaging was
equivalent to:
• The amount of electricity
consumed by 17.8 million
Americans in one year.
• 29% of nuclear electricity
generation in the U.S. in
one year.
• 7.9% of electricity
generation from fossil fuels
in the U.S. in one year.
• 11% of the energy produced
by coal-fired power plants
in the U.S.
• The energy supplied from
2.7% of imported barrels of
crude oil into the U.S.
• The amount of gasoline
used in almost 11 million
passenger automobiles in one
year.
MAY LAKELAND MEETINGS
Lakeland City Hall Board
Room
BOC Regular Meeting Thursday,
May 1, 6:30 p.m.
PRB Monday, May 12, 6:30 p.m.
DRC Tuesday, May 13, 6:30 p.m.
BOA Thursday, May 15, 6:30
p.m. (If needed)
MPC Monday, May 19, 6:30 p.m.
EDC - Thursday May 22, 6:30
p.m.
BOC Work Session Monday June
2, 6:30 p.m.*
BOC Regular Meeting Thursday,
June 12, 6:30 p.m.*
*City
Hall will be closed Monday,
May 26, 2008 due to
the Memorial Day Holiday. The
Lakeland Board of
Commissioners Work Session
(normally scheduled for
Monday, May 26) is rescheduled
to Monday, June 2, 2008.
The Lakeland Board of
Commissioners Regular Meeting
(normally scheduled for
Thursday, June 5) is
rescheduled to Thursday, June
12, 2008
BOC REGULAR MEETING SUMMARY
Thursday, May 1st,
6:30 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER BY
MAYOR: 6:32 PM
II. ROLL CALL BY
RECORDER: Plunk
absent (illness)
III. PUBLIC
HEARING: None
IV. CONSENT AGENDA:
Hartz motion passed
4-0
1. Approval
of Minutes from Previous
Meetings:
a. Regular
Meeting Minutes, April 03,
2008, 6:30 p.m.
2. Approval of Development
Contract between Belz
Investco GP and the City of
Lakeland for the development
of Arcadia Planned
Residential Development,
Phase 1 Subdivision. (Stuckert)
3. Approval of Vehicle Lease
Agreement with Enterprise.
(Wherry)
4. Approval of the Fire
Station Site. (Wherry)
(Proposed location is the
Hwy 70 corridor)
5. Approval of first reading
of an Ordinance adopting a
budget for Fiscal Year July
01, 2008 through June 30,
2008. (Wherry)
6. Approval of bid for
planting on median
(sketch). (Bridges)
7. Approval of establishing
an encroachment policy on
existing sewer and storm
drainage pipeline
easements. (Stuckert)
V. CONSIDERATION &
POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
AGENDA:
4. Approval of request for
waiver of certain parts of
the Lakeland Sign Ordinance
for the City-wide Garage
Sale. (Wherry). Hartz
motion to allow signs but no
balloons and streamers
failed 2-2; Nicholson
motion to allow signs with
balloons & streamers passed
3-0-1 (Verschuur)
VI. TREASURER’S REPORT: Hartz
motion to file passed 4-0
VII. PUBLIC DISCUSSION:
VIII. REPORTS FROM
COMMITTEES, MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS &
OTHER OFFICERS:
IX. SEWERAGE
COMMISSION BUSINESS: None
X. OLD BUSINESS:
1. Action on
leasing of vehicles. (Wherry).
Verschuur motion to postpone
to the next work session
passed 4-0
XI. NEW BUSINESS:
2. Action on City
Hall Expansion.*
(Wherry). Hartz
motion to enter into a
contract with Habiterra
Architects passed 4-0
3. Action on
appointments to the Lakeland
Natural Resources Board.
(Board). Verschuur
motion to reopen application
period for six seats on the
board expiring Friday, May
30 at the close of business
passed 4-0
4. Action on
appointment(s) to the
Lakeland Parks & Recreation
Board. (Board). Verschuur
motion to post pone to the
next work session passed 4-0
5. Action on
appointment to the Lakeland
Design Review Commission.
(Board). Verschuur
nomination of Salvador
Feraci to fill the vacated
seat formerly held by Connie
Hess was the only
nomination; Mr. Feraci was
appointed by acclamation
XII. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
XIII. ADJOURNMENT: 7:01 PM
*All
proposed changes are to the
current City Hall building
and include: Area A - ten
offices extending from the
west hall south of the
ladies' restroom (approx.
37'-6" x 71'-9"); Area D -
ADA bathrooms with access to
both interior corridor in
Area A and to the outside;
Area C - Security changes to
the main entrance; Area B -
alterations and additions to
the foyer to include two
offices and a ramp for
access to the meeting room
podium area east of the
existing meeting room.
COME ONE, COME ALL!!!!!
TO
THE 4th ANNUAL LAKELAND
ELEMENTARY PTA SPRING
CARNIVAL
10050 Oak Seed
Lane off of Seed Tick Road
Today, May 3rd
from 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Rock Wall
Petting Zoo Train
Rides Moon Bounce
Dunk Tank
Games Giant
Slide Vendor booths
Silent Auction
including baskets created
by our classrooms
And items donated
by the generous businesses
in your neighborhood.
And of course
FOOD. . . .
Come and have fun
while you are supporting a
great cause...
ANNUAL
LAKELAND CIVIC CLUB GARAGE
SALE
Today, May 3rd
Special Note:
Garage Sale participants are
being encouraged to load up
their USEFUL treasures and
deliver to the Goodwill
Donation Center located at
9733 Highway 64 & Misty
Bay. The center will be
open till 6 p.m. The
Donation Center is across
the street from Gateway Tire
and Service Center.
EAST
END PLAYHOUSE FINAL PRODUCTION
" FAT PIG"
Final Performance
Tonight at 7:00 p.m.
Lakeland Outlet Mall, 3536
Canada Road, Suite 16
Tickets $10 General Admission
Due to the Mall renovations
this will be our last
production. We really
appreciate your past
support, and hope you will
attend the show to tell us
goodbye. We have really
enjoyed bringing the arts to
our community!
Fat Pig
“It’s not a shame
thing for me. Not anymore,”
states Helen in Fat Pig, Neil
LaBute’s provocative
exploration of the depths of
beauty and the power of peer
pressure that opens at The
East End Playhouse on Friday,
April 18th. This powerful
play from one of America’s
most thought-provoking
playwrights promises to ask as
many questions as it answers.
One of those questions—“Should
we see each other again?”—is
the question Tom asks Helen, a
plus-sized woman whom he meets
by chance at a crowded food
court. This simple question
becomes central to the play,
for when forced to choose
between his relationship with
Helen and his desire to
conform to the expectations of
his friends, Tom discovers
just how much influence our
peers have over our actions.
Affected by this influence,
Tom finds his relationship
continually tested by his
ability to be honest with
Helen and with himself, and he
ultimately must determine
whether love is enough to
sustain a relationship beset
by societal pressures.
The cast features Jessica
Parker as Helen, Joe McDaniel
as Tom, Michael Goff as
Carter, and Monica Engessar as
Jeannie.
The show runs April 18-19,
25-26, and May 2-3 with
performances beginning at 7:00
p.m. The East End Playhouse
is located in the Lakeland
Mall just off I-40, exit 20.
Tickets are $10.00 and are
available at the door or in
advance by calling (901)
494-0836.
Director Nicolas Crisafulli
promises Fat Pig will provide
audience members with “an
emotional, thought-provoking
and memorable experience that
they will be sure to enjoy.”
LAKELAND
AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S
AFTER-HOURS MIXER
Thursday, May 8th ·
5:30 p.m., Winstead Farms
Mark your calendars now for
this month's Lakeland Area
Chamber of Commerce's
After-Hours Mixer scheduled
for Thursday, May 8th. The
May mixer is a little
different than usual because
it will be held at Magnolia
Home's beautiful Winstead
Farms' model home and it
will be combined with a
ribbon-cutting ceremony to
officially welcome this new
development to the Lakeland
community.
As always, all Chamber
members and guests are
welcome to attend. . . and
there is no cost for this
particular event. The format
of our networking mixers is
designed to give members an
opportunity to socialize in
a relaxed setting with their
colleagues from the Lakeland
business community, and
hopefully make some new
business contacts. Beverages
and light appetizers will be
served, so come join us for
a great way to spend a
weekday evening.
Winstead Farms, is located
off Highway 70 across from
Lakeland City Hall and Park.
The main entrance is off of
Highway 70 with two
additional entrances off of
Old Brownsville Road.
I look forward to seeing you
on the evening of May 8th.
Melissa Smithmier, LACOC
President
Lakeland Area Chamber of
Commerce
LAKELAND PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Adult Exercise
Class (Low Impact)
When: Every
Tuesday
Time: 5:30
p.m. (Class will start
promptly)
Where: Stonebridge
Golf Course Club House
Has it been a long
time since you were in
a fitness program?
Would you like to
improve your Health?
Then come and join us
and we can improve our
health together.
CityWatch on QNet
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Gerry Burditt, Editor
Qnetcola@bellsouth.net
THIS WEEK IN QNET:
LAND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATION
PRESENTATION POSTPONED
Bob
Wherry, City Manager
The Board of
Commissioners will hold their
work session Monday. City Staff
will recommend the BOC place
this presentation on the
Thursday, May 1, Regular Meeting
Agenda or at a Special Meeting
in May.
The new Land
Development Regulations are also
presented and discussed at a
series of public meetings
currently scheduled. A schedule
is posted at
http://www.lakelandtn.gov/.
Residents may
also "meet with a Planner" to
discuss the Land Development
Regulations with a Planner. May
times are:
May, 2008 “Meet with a Planner Q
& A” Schedule for Land
Development Regulations
These are meeting
times with Planning Dept. staff to
discuss concerns for the new
regulations project as it
progresses. Documents will be
available to share. The meetings
will be at City Hall. Please call
the front desk by the day
scheduled, to let us know you are
coming at or during one of these
times. When you call, you will be
told what room to go to at City
Hall.
Thursday, May 01,
2008, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. (evening)
Thursday, May 08,
2008, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 15,
2008, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 22,
2008, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Times for future
months will be announced
regularly.
City web
page updates online in April for
the Land Development Regulations
and Design Guidelines
project: (See Planning Projects
Page)
-
Draft Table
of Contents, December 2007
(PDF)
-
Draft Zoning
Ordinance Article I, Admin
Provisions, December 2007
(PDF)
-
Draft
Subdivision Regulations,
Article II, Subdivision
Types (portion), March 2008
(PDF)
-
Memo from CDF
about Conservation Policies,
August 2007 (PDF)
-
Public
Meetings for April 2008
(PDF) (Note: New Land
Development Regulation
Meeting scheduled for April
28 BOC Work Session has been
cancelled.)
-
“Planner Q &
A” Forums through April 2008
(PDF)
-
"Planner Q &
A” Forums for May 2008 (PDF)
-
“Background”
section of this page was
updated with new project
comments.
LAKELAND AREA CRIME REPORT
Addresses of reported crime are
rounded to the nearest 100
block. Exact addresses are not
reported, in order to protect
privacy.
Theft of Other Trailer 04/24/08
3500 Canada Road
Burglary/Residential 04/24/08
9200 Front Nine Drive
(Stonebridge)
Theft from Building 04/22/08
2900 Champions Drive
(Stonebridge)
Burglary/Residential 04/21/08
2600 Morning Woods Drive
Drugs/Narcotics
Violation/Misdemeanor 04/21/08
3200 Shoehorn Drive (Canada
Trace)
MVT/Passenger Vehicle 04/20/08
3500 Canada Road
Theft from Motor Vehicle
04/19/08 3000 Knob Hill
(Stonebridge)
Theft from Building 04/19/08
106000 Monroe Road
Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 04/19/08
8900 Highway 64
Theft from Motor Vehicle
04/18/08 9600 Davies Plantation
Theft from Motor Vehicle
04/18/08 2900 Lakeland Hills
(Fairway Meadows)
Shoplifting/Felony 04/18/08 9000
Highway 64
Theft from Building 04/18/08
112000 Memphis Arlington Road
RECYCLING
Tuesday, April 29th, recyclables
will be collected for the area
East of Canada Road.
Wednesday, April 30th,
recyclables will be collected
for the area North of Canada
Road.
REMINDER: The city-wide
recycling contest "Get Caught
Recycling" is still in progress
and four households will win $50
in April just for participating
in curbside recycling. All you
need is to have at least three
different types of recyclable
material in your bin to be
eligible for the random
drawing. A detailed list of
acceptable recyclable items can
be viewed at
www.lakelandtn.com
and click on Recycling.
APRIL LAKELAND
MEETINGS
Lakeland City Hall Board Room
BOC Work Session Monday
April 28, 6:30 p.m.
MAY
LAKELAND MEETINGS
Lakeland City Hall Board Room
BOC
Regular Meeting Thursday, May 1,
6:30 p.m.
PRB
Monday, May 12, 6:30 p.m.
DRC Tuesday, May 13, 6:30 p.m.
BOA Thursday, May 15, 6:30 p.m.
(If needed)
MPC Monday, May 19, 6:30 p.m.
EDC - Thursday May 22, 6:30 p.m.
BOC Work Session Monday May 26,
6:30 p.m.
BOC WORK
SESSION MEETING AGENDA
Monday, April 28,
2008; 6:30 p.m., Lakeland City
Hall
REMINDER: The BOC
Regular Meeting will be
Thursday, May 1st, 6:30 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER BY
MAYOR:
II. ROLL CALL BY
RECORDER:
III. PUBLIC HEARING:
-
AN ORDINANCE CREATING
CHAPTER 7 OF TITLE 18 OF THE
LAKELAND MUNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO ADOPTION OF A
STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
AND FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF
FEES. (STUCKERT)
-
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FEE
SCHEDULE, CHANGING THE TERM OF
“BUILDING PERMIT” AND
PROVIDING FOR FEES FOR
ENGINEERING REVIEW OF BUILDING
PERMIT DRAINAGE AND EROSION
PLANS, AND WHERE REQUIRED FEES
FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
REVIEW AND THE SEWER
INSPECTION OF THE ACTUAL
CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER
LINE.
-
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE 07-105 PERTAINING TO
SEWER USER RATES, SEWER
DEVELOPMENT FEES AND
CONNECTION FEES.
IV. CONSENT AGENDA:
1. Approval
of Minutes from Previous
Meetings:
a. Regular
Meeting Minutes, April 03, 2008,
6:30 p.m.
V. CONSIDERATION &
POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEMS REMOVED
FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA:
VI. TREASURER’S
REPORT:
VII. PUBLIC DISCUSSION:
VIII. REPORTS FROM
COMMITTEES, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS & OTHER
OFFICERS:
IX. SEWERAGE COMMISSION
BUSINESS:
X. OLD BUSINESS:
1. Discussion on final
reading of an Ordinance creating
Chapter 7 of Title 18 of the
Lakeland Municipal Code
pertaining to adoption of a
Storm water Management Program
and for the Assessment of Fees.
(Stuckert)
2. Discussion on final reading
of an Ordinance on an amendment
to the Fee Schedule, changing
the term of “Building Permit”
and providing for fees for
Engineering Review of building
permit drainage and erosion
plans, and where required fees
for Architectural Design Review
and the Sewer Inspection of the
actual connection to the public
sewer line. (Wherry/Morrissett)