Theft from motor vehicle reported on 46th Avenue

The Metro Nashville Police Department is reporting that a theft from a motor vehicle occurred on the 200 block of 46th Avenue North on March 25. A GPS unit and other personal items were taken.

Please report criminal or suspicious activity to the police at (615) 862-8600. Reporting this activity helps the police department determine appropriate staffing and assignments for our neighborhood.

MNPD reports recent neighborhood crimes

The Metro Nashville Police Department is reporting the following criminal incidents during the past 30 days:

• A street robbery on the 4900 block of Elkins Avenue on Feb. 25. The thief robbed the victim after stopping to ask directions.
• A theft from a motor vehicle on the 100 block of 39th Avenue on Feb. 20.
• A residential burglary on the 4000 block of Nevada Avenue on March 4. The thief entered the home through an unlocked back door and took jewelry and medications.
• A theft from a motor vehicle on the 5200 block of Dakota Avenue on March 1. A purse was stolen.
• A theft from a motor vehicle on the 4000 block of Utah Avenue on March 1. A GPS unit and cash were taken.
• A residential burglary on the 4500 block of Wyoming Avenue on March 8.
• Sylvan Park restaurant was robbed on March 11. A window was forced open, and money was taken. 
• A residential burglary on the 5000 block of Elkins Avenue on March 17. A door was forced open, and electronics were taken.
• Dose Coffee and Tea was robbed on March 15. The front door was forced open, and a safe, money and a computer chip were stolen.
• A theft from a motor vehicle on the 4400 block of Nevada on March 13. Change was taken.

Please report criminal or suspicious activity to the police at (615) 862-8600. Reporting this activity helps the police department determine appropriate staffing and assignments for our neighborhood.

Empowerment Church easter egg hunt April 3

The Empowerment Church will host a Community Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 3, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Richland Park near the Richland Library. There will be gift cards, prizes, activities, snacks and plenty of eggs and candy. The church will hold an Easter service on Sunday, April 4, at 10a.m. at the Cohn Adult Learning Center. For more information, call The Empowerment Church at (615) 519-9718 or visit empowermentchurchnashville.org.

RCWA Creek Clean-Up April 10

The Richland Creek Watershed Alliance will hold its fourth-annual creek clean-up on Saturday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to noon. Participants will gather at the 5500 block of Charlotte Avenue. Email RCWA to pledge your participation.

Blakemore UMC plant sale April 17

Blakemore United Methodist Church is partnering with Youngs Nursery is Gallatin to offer a plant sale. Details are listed below. Advance orders must be received by March 29, and the church will host a public sale on Saturday, April 17. All proceeds will benefit the church's mission team that is traveling to Nicaragua.

Blakemore United Methodist Church is partnering with Youngs Nursery in Gallatin, TN to offer you a good selection of beautiful, healthy, plants and vegetables that are suitable for Tennessee soil and weather. While some plants will be available for purchase by the public on Saturday, April 17th, we encourage you to order in advance so you are sure to get exactly what you want for your yard.

An order form is available online at http://www.blakemoreumc.org/files/BUMC%20Plant%20Sale.pdf. All orders must be paid in advance and received by Monday, March 29. Completed form and payment can be dropped off at the church office or mailed to 3601 West End Ave. 37205. Attention: Plant Sale.

Orders will be available for pick up Saturday, April 17th at Blakemore UMC (3601 West End Avenue) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Plants for sale to the public will also be available April 17th beginning at 9 a.m. on a first come, first served basis. Please contact Julie Shadburne at julie.shadburne@comcast.net if you have questions.

Fourth-Annual Richland Creek Run April 3

The Fourth-Annual Richland Creek Run presented by The Wilson Group Real Estate Services will take place on Saturday, April 3, at 8 a.m. If you haven't registered to run or walk, visit richlandcreekrun.com to sign up. Long-sleeve T-shirts featuring a Hatch Show Print logo are guaranteed to all pre-registered participants.

The run will take participants along a five-mile timed and measured course through sections of the Richland Creek Greenway and Sylvan Park. The race will begin outside of the Cohn Adult Learning Center, 4805 Park Avenue. Net proceeds from this event will benefit Greenways for Nashville, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the creation, protection, preservation, and promotion of Nashville greenways.

The Wilson Group Real Estate Services, Montgomery Bell Academy, Vanderbilt University, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Publix and the four organizing neighborhoods are primary sponsors of the Richland Creek Run. The race’s media sponsors are the Nashville Scene, Lightning 100, and Team Green.

Please note: Sections of 48th Avenue and Wyoming Avenue will be temporarily closed the morning of the run to accommodate runners and walkers. Side streets will be affected where they intersect with these two streets.

SPNA membership meeting Monday (March 8)

SPNA will hold its monthly membership meeting on Monday, March 8, at 7 p.m. in the basement of the Cohn Adult Learning Center at the intersection of 48th and Park Avenues. Hope to see you there.

Sewer system upgrade to be discussed at community meeting March 11

Metro Water Services will hold a community meeting on Thursday, March 11, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Lentz Public Health Center Auditorium (311 23rd Avenue North). The purpose of the meeting is to inform the public about an ongoing effort to upgrade Metro Nashville’s combined sewer system and the related impact on Sylvan Park and other local neighborhoods.

If you would like more information on this clean-water initiative, please visit the MWS Web site, or call Sonia Harvat at (615) 862-4494.

Here is more information from MWS:

The purpose of this meeting is to share with your community constituents details of a new phase of an ongoing plan to improve quality of the Cumberland River, and to introduce neighborhood leaders with the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) established for this project.  In Downtown, West and South Nashville the CAC members are:

Tom Turner, Downtown Partnership
Juli Mosley, retired engineer, West Nashville resident
Mark Petty, Vanderbilt University
Emrick Kravec, St. Thomas Health System
Jeremy Daugherty, Urban Residents Association (Sobro)
Mike Pearigan, Hillsboro/West End Neighbors
Stan Romine, Metro Nashville Health Department

Because much of Nashville’s urban-area combined system is old, there are still combined sewer overflows into the Cumberland River when major rain events occur.  A map of the areas that are near you, under a combined sewer system and will likely be affected by these updates is attached. You’ll notice the CSO areas outlined in red on each map. The areas outside the red are generally not in a CSO basin and will not be affected.  There are other CSO basins and East and North Nashville. Those areas are being covered under separate community meetings.
Background

Due to a failure to meet requirements of the Clean Water Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requiring Metro to conduct improvements to the remainder of the system.  Metro and EPA are partners in a Consent Decree that will involve a public input process that contributes to a scope of work to minimize future overflows into the Cumberland.  This will be accomplished through three main approaches – conveyance, flow-reduction and treatment.

Throughout the 1990s, Metro Nashville made major investments to update its urban-area sewer system to significantly reduce combined sewer overflows into the Cumberland River.  Major progress was made, and as a result the Cumberland River, one of Nashville’s greatest resources, is a much cleaner source for drinking water and recreation, but we still have a ways to go.

The March 11 meeting will include an overview of the combined sewer system and begin public dialogue important to achieving the best and most effective plan to improve Nashville’s water quality.