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There is a yellow house at the entrance of Richland Park [on the southeast corner of Portland Blvd. and America's Way]. I'm not sure if they are remodeling it or tearing it down. There are a different City vehicles around the house from time to time. (This morning the city van with the prisioners was there.) Does anybody know what's going to become of this house?

[This message was sent to teachers and principals this morning, 02/17/2010. It came from the Sumner County Board of Education Central Office. (Emphasis was added by me.) Charlie]

The Board of Education approved several items last night related to this year's school you may share with your teachers, staff, students, parents, and other interested individuals. First, as you know, we have now used 10 stockpiled days for snow. As a result, we asked the Board to make March 11 and 12 actual student days instead of the parent conference and professional development days that had originally been planned. The Board approved this adjustment to the calendar. Accordingly, everyone needs to plan for students to be in school on these two days. If families have made plans to be away with their children for what they expected to be an extended weekend, we will excuse these absences.

FEBRUARY 2010

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The January 26, 2010, 6 p.m., Special Call City Council Meeting was televised live. The topic of the meeting was the city's 2009-2010 budget. Does anybody have any comments on what was discussed and/or decided?

[This was posted by spence on another thread. I am moving it here because it might make an interesting topic for all of us. Charlie]

I am new to this blog, but not the community. I have an interest in helping this city grow, yet have kept quiet. I would like to know where we are heading as a community. All I see is crime on the rise and a complacent attitude. I am willing to help this city grow in a way of decency. I do not have the time this moment to discuss my thoughts. Please let me know where we're heading as I will be getting more involved. Thank you.

I would like to open up a discussion of our recent snow days in Sumner County. How well were the roads cleared? Were schools closed the proper number of days? What was handled properly? What was handled improperly? Are there opportunities to do things better the next time this happens?