Overview of Central efforts to date Church Street Park area on Quality of Life concerns from Commander Damian Huggins:
-I have directed 7 day coverage over the area of Church St., Capital St. area until further notice from dawn until Church St. Park closing and a C detail directive for continuous checks throughout the night for trespassing issues until A detail comes on. -I contacted Captain Phil Hardin of THP over the Legislative plaza (on 7/9/10) to meet and discuss what they can do on their property to address trespassing there as it has become a point of gathering. Meeting is tentative 19th or 20th of this month. -Met with Downtown Partnership and discussed what they could do and possibly hosting a safety meeting at their location in the near future. -Ran CAD report of calls in the RPA’s of the area around Church St. and Capital St. Reporting period 1/1/09 to 7/7/09 v/s 1/1/10 to 7/7/10. This shows self initiated police activity of community contacts up from 88 to 216 or 245%. Also Business checks in this area over the same time frame up from 113 to 227 or 200 %. Thefts in this area went from 38 to 32 or down 16%. Calls that where increases were noticed were consistent to the increased police presence and activity here. -Parks Police requested several weeks ago and they have been conducting daily patrols in this area and will be included in long term coverage planning in the Church St. Park. -Continuing efforts to implement bench warrants for repeat offenders that do not honor the Metro Ordinance conditions. -Continuing efforts to lock into place a chronic offender program that addresses those that impact our resident and businesses and resources the most by repeat arrest by applying the current sentencing laws in a responsible and appropriate manner. (This will also have resources attached for individual treatment for long term solutions and support for those identified by arrest volume).
Commander J. Damian Huggins
Central Precinct 501 Broadway Suite 300 Nashville, Tn. 37203 Office: 615-862-7611 Fax: 615-880-2934
Crime Mapping Website
The Metro Police Dept has a new crime mapping website available for you to use. On this site you can receive email alerts of any new crimes in your area. The data is updated daily and you have the ability to pick specific date ranges you want to look at. Here is the link that will take you directly to the site.
Friends of Bicentennial Mall State Park are hosting the Nashville Symphony at the park on Wednesday, June 30th, at 8pm. When the weather begins to get warm the Nashville Symphony is ready to get in the community and play outside, playing well-known repertoire that all ages and listeners are sure to love. So gather a picnic dinner, come out and enjoy an evening of beautiful weather and great music.If you are interested in finding out more information about about the organization or the event please visit our website at bcmsp.org.
Riverfront Development Project- Please join us for a community meeting to discuss phase I of the renovation of the Nashville Bridge Company ("Nabrico") building which sits beside the imminent East bank adventure park. At this meeting, MDHA will outline its objectives in this next riverfront development project, and the project architect will present preliminary design concepts for the renovation. Public input and comments will be solicited.
URA Mixer Updates - Please visit our Upcoming Events page for an updated list of mixer locations.
June URA Mixer- Monday June 21 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Sambuca (The Gulch), 601 12th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37203 (615) 248-2888
Special drink and appetizer specials. USE THE MUSIC CITY CIRCUIT Green Line for transportation from Downtown to The Gulch. Stops are noted on the link above.
May 2010
Hooters Downtown Nashville reopens, after extensive remodeling and upgrades, on Monday May 24th 2010. Stop in and enjoy a free appetizer with your current MAP card!
New Merchant Access Program (MAP) cards are available. Check your MAP card and make sure it's still valid. Our MAP partners will not accept expired cards. New cards are sold at all URA events and can be ordered on line. Or, you can contact our Treasurer directly nicole@nashvilleura.org .
The list of MAP members, their discounts and web links will be updated upon registration. Please check the MAP Discounts page often as we continue to add downtown merchants to the program.
Congressman Jim Cooper addressed the URA membership during our May Business Meeting. Many of you requested a copy of his presentation on the Nashville Flood. His staff will provide this and we will post a link. Please check this page again.
WeCar - The Nashville Downtown Partnership and Enterprise Rent-A-Car have partnered to offer WeCar - downtown Nashville’s first carsharing program! Be one of the first 100 to join WeCar and receive a $50 driving credit! Membership includes fuel, maintenance, basic sprotection insurance and 24-hour access to the WeCar fleet in Nashville. Click on this link to learn more about the program or to sign up: http://www.parkitdowntown.com/getting_around/WeCar/.
Neighborhood Pet Reminder - A reminder to please clean up after your pooch! The Nashville Downtown Partnership cleaning ambassadors have found that the worst areas are in Printers' Alley next door to The Exchange Building and Church Street Lofts. Please bring bags to clean up after your dogs and spread the word to your neighbors!