Lynn vs. Elam?

Is it on?

The Tennessean thinks so: Susan Lynn files to reclaim former state House seat.

Susan put this map up on her Facebook account.

On the other hand, just a few months ago, former Rep. Lynn was complaining on Facebook that the legislature had deliberately drawn the new district lines to move her out of her former district and into the the 46th (currently held by Rep. Mark Pody).

See here: Susan Lynn: I can see my house from my old district.

Pull up a chair. Pop some popcorn.

This should be entertaining.

Election/Re-election. 2012

Election and candidate info, issues, or just simply VENT!!!

City Attorney Jason Holleman leaving?

That seems to be the implication of this story:

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120115/NEWS01/301140075/Bill-Purcell-Jason-Holleman-Jim-White-open-public-policy-practice?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|News

2011 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 30,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 11 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.

Path Forward… MJ Emergency Services

Let’s line up our targets.   What is next?  We have a tax…for what?  Butch has given an excellent plan for investigating the county financially and from a liability angle.  Sonny has given direction  on what may be required of the county.  The city shows up as a zone on the WEMA map, thanks to P.’s maptastic overlay.  The county could do it but won’t…why?  Etc, etc, etc.   According to Steve Miller…”time keeps on ticking, ticking, ticking…”  Where do we go from here?  How should our thoughts and efforts line up?

Mt.Juliet City Manager Randy Robertson leaving for Alabama

According to multiple news sources in Alabama, the city of Vestavia Hills (a suburb of Birmingham, pop. 34,000) has selected Randy Robertson to be its new city manager. “Robertson has accepted the job, said Vestavia Hills City Council President Mary Lee Rice.”

Robertson’s new contract reportedly calls for a salary of $168,000 and a car allowance of $500 a month. It appears he will start his new position on Jan 9, 2012.

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Both Wilson County and Mt. Juliet have some useful maps posted on their websites. Unfortunately, they’re in the form of VERY large .pdf files (5MB+) that provide much more detail than one wants when trying to get the big picture.

RFMJ has taken the liberty of combing two simple pieces of information on one overview map of Wilson County. On the map below are the coverage areas for the seven eight WEMA stations/zones – taken directly from a .pdf map found on the WEMA website. Also superimposed on the map, within the boundaries of Zone Three (mostly) are the current city limits of Mt. Juliet (in red), taken from a map on the City’s web site.

Sometimes all you have to do is look at a map.

WEMA Zone3 & MJ