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Salemtown listserv?

Is anyone interested in a listserv that could include any Salemtown resident, not just SNNA members? If we can get 10 such people to commit to a 15-day trial period of nextdoor.com, it might be really useful (Sylvan Park is using it.). We could run it through this site without limiting it as with the SNNA-Talk list. If so, let me know at mollymccluer@hotmail.com.

Conservation overlay?

Is anyone interested in learning more about the advantages of seeking a conservation overlay for Salemtown from the Metro Historical Commission? The MHC will come do a customized presentation on what it would mean for our neighborhood, how it has affected others (there are 22 in Nashville, and they are consistently popular.). A minor point is that it would justify possibly changing our name to Historic Salemtown, and would help preserve what is left of the 19th-early 20th character of the neighborhood. It is already too late for a preservation overlay, which is more restrictive.

Bylaws amendments?

SNNA members should have received by email copies of existing bylaws, and suggestion for amending them for the first time since formation in 2005. We will be assessing these and other suggestions through the end of March. Please express your opinion at a membership meeting or via SNNA-Talk.

Fehr School update

The process of seeking historic preservation status for the Fehr School (see photos under "About") has slowed a bit behind the anticipated schedule, but there is every reason for optimism that sometime this year we can start wishing and collecting for a historical marker. At the same time, the quest to work with MAC to establish a community garden on the land behind Fehr is experiencing a surge, and it's possible that this project too may become reality this year. Since Head Start is closed in the summer, it would be up to the SNNA and fellow neighbors to be its gardeners during those hottest, most productive months.

updated 1/2012