CITY OF BRENTWOOD HIGHLIGHTS

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1960               

·  Population 1065

·  The initial residential development of Brentwood started in the early 1960’s; prior to 1960 Brentwood was mostly large farms; development was slow due to a lack of reliable and secure source of water

·  Brentwood Estates (off Wilson Pike) was first subdivision with water provided by wells

·  Jack Corn, Eddie Arnold, etc. started the privately owned Brentwood Water Co.; used water from the springs at Meadowlake; when this was no longer sufficient they obtained water from Harpeth Valley Utility District

1962-63          

·  Iroquois Estate and Meadowlake were the first subdivisions to use the private water company

1966-67

·  I-65 constructed through Brentwood

1967-69          

·  Housing started to boom (with interstate accessibility to Nashville, safe water supply, large lots, and open country feel)

1969

·  Brentwood Incorporated as City.  Reasons for incorporation were: to gain better control over land use decisions from Williamson County; better accountability from local government; eliminate possibility of annexation by other municipality; take more pride in community; better roads; etc.

·  April 15 - incorporation; May 15 - election of commissioners; John Sloan, Jr., Emery Pewitt, Mayor; Bob Robinson, Vice-Mayor

·  Brentwood Academy founded (private)

1970

·  Population 3,378; households 958

·  Moores Lane & I-65 interchange constructed

1971

·  First policeman (Chief Howard Buttrey) and creation of police department

·  Maryland Farms zoning controversy and future development plan

·  Commission expanded from three to five commissioners

1972

·  Sewer grant-treatment plant and pumping station built on Little Harpeth River (present site of Deerwood Park); originally handled business district and two existing subdivisions

·  City’s one-acre density ordinance adopted for residential development (originally came from septic tank regulations)

·  City employed 15 people

1975

·  Construction began on Maryland Farms Office Park

1977

·  First bond issued for road improvements ($1.5 million)

·  City road miles 64.13

1979

·  Moores Lane Sewerage Co., privately owned sewer company, started by Bill Wills, Reese Smith, Jr. and J.W. Cross; to encourage development in Moores Lane area

1980

·  Population 9,431; households 2,761

·  City Hall moved from Pewitt Drive (present China Hut restaurant) to 116 Wilson Pike (present Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant)

1981

·  Franklin Road widened (Old Hickory to South Central Bell)

1982

·  Brentwood Water Co. acquired by City to make system more reliable and to better control growth

·  Brentwood Place opens

·  Brentwood High School established

·  Passed ordinance that all new subdivisions had to be sewered

·  Maryland Way connected to Franklin Road

1983

·  EPA forces sewer plant on Little Harpeth River to be closed; requiring the city to connect with Nashville sewer

·  City bought Buchanan House on Franklin Road across from Brentwood Place Shopping Center for Library (4 acres-$200,000)

·  Brentwood Library became independent of county library system (city took over control of library)

1985

·  Frank Clifton was hired as Brentwood’s city manager (Brentwood had 11 city managers in 15 years)

·  Church Street from Franklin Road to Wilson Pike Circle was widened to four lanes

·  Began upgrading and expansion of water and sewer department to address sewer and water shortage and to improve fire protection; including computers, automotive meter reading and billing system, started program to increase fire hydrants from 24 to 1000

·  Mall wars at Moores Lane controversy begins

·  City had 60 employees

1986

·  Municipal fire department formed (replacing private department)

·  Fire Station No. 2 constructed on Wilson Pike south of Concord Road

·  Referendum to change form of government (fails)

·  Additional tap to Metro to insure adequate water supply

·  Maryland Farms contributed to City: library, park and city hall land

·  Granny White Park property bought from State of Tennessee for $500,000

1987

·  New library built on Maryland Way

·  New Municipal Center built on Maryland Way

·  First summer in Brentwood history that there was no shortage of water (larger pump station; larger pipe to Harpeth Valley; more and larger storage tanks)

·  Improvements to Church Street from Wilson Pike Circle east to city limits constructed (old Hardscuffle Road)

1988

·  Franklin Road, Concord Road widened; I-65 Concord interchange constructed

·  Old Hickory Blvd at I-65 interchange redesigned

·  Stricter signage regulations

1989

·  Police Department received national accreditation (2^nd in Tennessee)

·  Crockett Elementary School construction begun

·  Established Historic Preservation Board

·  Sewer completed in Brentwood Estates – 86 homes

·  First woman elected to the City Commission – Betty Reagan

1990

·  Population 16,392; households 5289

·  Michael Walker hired as City Manager; May 9, 1990

·  Crockett Road bridge constructed

·  Green Hills Blvd. between Concord/Crockett Road constructed

·  Granny White Pike widened to three lanes

1991

·  Mallory Lane widened by developer

·  Moores Lane at interchange widened by developer

·  Cool Springs Galleria Mall opened

·  Crockett Park acquired (160 acres-$1,100,000)

·  Deerwood Nature Park & Arboretum started with help of Rotary Club at old sewer plant on Little Harpeth River

·  Granny White Park completed

·  Bond rating for city upgraded from “A” to “A1”

·  Sewer completed on General MacArthur Drive – 71 homes

1992

·  Municipal Service Center/Fire Station No. 3 opened on Gen. George Patton Drive

·  Murray Lane widened (boulevard effect to save trees and historic wall)

·  I-65 widening from Harding Place to Concord Road started

·  Crockett Park construction begun

·  City began 10 year sewer plan to sewer 1800 original homes

·  City road miles 146.12

1993

·  Crockett Park Phase I completed

·  Signalization of Concord Road/Wilson Pike intersection

·  Brentwood Community Playground built

·  Computerization of Brentwood Library

·  Reconstruction of Brentwood Place begun

·  Design agreement with state to widen Moore’s Lane from Mallory Lane to Franklin Road (state will pay 50%)

·  Donation of two historic homes to City and moved to Crockett Park: Cool Springs House & Gatlin Log House

·  First bikeway network in Middle Tennessee

·  No city tax increase (third year in a row)

·  City won international honor for citizen involvement in the Crockett Park Master Plan

·  Brentwood closes roads leading from Moores Lane to Franklin in anticipation of major development bordering Brentwood

·  Record year for City housing starts – 351

·  Sewer completed in Carondelet, part of River Oaks, Wildwood, Laurelwood, and Stuart Lane – 346 homes

1994

·  Population 19,317

·  City celebrates 25^th birthday

·  Primus announced plans to relocate to site adjacent to Brentwood if North Carothers Road is opened at Brentwood/Franklin border; Governor asks Brentwood to open road; State agrees to fund $10 million road improvement for Brentwood; Brentwood wins concessions from developers to limit development adjacent to Brentwood

·  Rezoning approved for development of Westgate office-retail complex north of Moores Lane; first time for developer, residents and City to negotiate special restrictions on use of property

·  $260,000 federal grant approved for bikeway from Crockett Park to Brenthaven

·  Woodland Middle School opened

·  No city tax increase (fourth year in a row)

·  Three new anchor stores for Brentwood Place - Office Depot, Steinmart, T J Maxx

·  Maryland Farms additions begin - Quorum, Liberty HealthCare, BellSouth Mobility, Gateway office building

·  City’s bond rating upgraded to “AA”

·  Sewer completed in Brenthaven North – 457 homes

1995

·  State-of-the-art outdoor amphitheater opened in Crockett Park

·  Acquired Parker property (corner of Concord and Knox Valley); 42 acres added to River Park; proposed site of new Library

·  City employees - 166

·  City won national award for City Newsletter and state award for Citizen Relations

·  No city tax increase (fifth year in a row)

·  Edmondson Elementary School opened

·  Sewer completed in Brenthaven South and Eldorado subdivisions – 147 homes

1996

·  Pedestrian/Bikeway opened connecting Lipscomb Elementary School and Crockett Elementary through River Park and Crockett Park

·  Construction of a bikeway tunnel under CSX Railroad between Crockett Park and Wilson Pike

·  Completion of eight phase annexation program taking in 3,300 acres mostly  east of former city limits plus additional annexations to south and west of former city limits (along Franklin Road and Johnson Chapel Road to Murray Lane)

·  Approval of proposed Governors Club, Brentwood’s first private gated community with 18 hole golf course

·  Incorporation of the Town of Nolensville (supported by Board of Commissioners)

·  Adams family dedicated approximately 35 acres in property for park uses along Little Harpeth River

·  InterMedia dedicated Government Cable Channel to the City

·  Integration of  a state-of-the-art computer and electronic technologies featuring a wide area computer network for voice and data communications and e-mail

·  Sewer completed in the remaining part of River Oaks, Wildwood, Laurelwood and Oakhampton – 327 homes

1997

·  Population - 22,255 (special census)

·  Completed Edmondson Pike road improvements from Smithson Lane to Concord Road

·  Final phase of Crockett Park completed - tennis complex, baseball complex, bikeway addition, concession area and meeting rooms

·  Traffic signal at Granny White Pike and Belle Rive Drive/McGavock Road installed

·  Completed widening of Moores Lane to five lanes from Mallory Lane to Franklin Road

·  Completed Maryland Lane widening of roadway between Eastpark Drive and Franklin Road

·  Groundbreaking of new library in Concord Park at corner of Concord Road and Knox Valley Drive

·  Protected turn lanes installed at three intersections on Franklin Road, south of Concord Road

·  City purchases additional sewer capacity to serve existing and future development in the Owl Creek and Mill Creek drainage basin on the east side of the city

·  First woman mayor elected - Anne Dunn

·  Brentwood goes on Internet with own web page - www.brentwood-tn.org

·  Senior Citizens Program established

·  Peartree Village opened at the corner of Franklin Road and Church Street

·  Centerview Drive connecting Church Street through the Koger Center to Brentwood Place Shopping Center opened

·  Signalization and realignment completed at H.G. Hills Shopping Center/Murray Ohio and Peartree Village

·  Sewer completed in Meadowlake, Iroquois and Country Club – 318 homes

1998

·  New Brentwood Library completed at 8109 Concord Road

·  Brentwood 2020 Plan (drafted by 70 community volunteers)

·  Completion of Church Street widening to five lanes - addition of center turn lane from Franklin Road to I-65 underpass

·  Cool Springs Pointe retail center opens – Designer Shoe Warehouse, Best Buy, Sports Authority, Linens and Things

·  Sewer completed in Indian Point, Foxboro and Hallbrook subdivisions – 251 homes

1999

·  Widening of Concord Road to five lanes from Lipscomb Drive to Wilson Pike with transition lanes from Wilson Pike to Jones Parkway

·  Work began on widening of Moores Lane to four lanes from Carothers Parkway to Covington Drive, three lanes east of Nashville Golf Club, and improved two lane section to Wilson Pike (once completed, this will be moved to the appropriate year)

·  Widened Wilson Pike to three lanes with shoulders from Moores Lane to Crockett Road; two lanes with shoulders from Crockett Road to Concord Road

·  Westgate Commons expanded to include Lexus of Nashville, Off Broadway Shoes, Gateway Country Computer Store and Gary Force Acura.

·  Costco Warehouse opened on Mallory and Seaboard Lanes

·  Zoning changed to include Senior Housing Developments

·  Two comprehensive retirement communities approved

·  City celebrated 30^th birthday

·  Bikeway/jogging trail and bridge built at Deerwood Arboretum

·  First Brentwood ‘gateway’ sign at corner of Franklin Road and Church Street

·  Sewer completed in In-A-Vale subdivision – 91 homes

2000

·  Population 23,445; households 7,889 (average 3 persons/household)

·  City’s bond rating upgraded to “Aaa”, the highest bond rating possible -  the fifth rating improvement since 1991

·  Eddy Arnold donated funds for the state-of-the-art amphitheater roof

·  Early warning system installed to alert residents to a possible tornado or other emergencies

·  City worked with county school board in the selection of a new high school site on Wilson Pike, south of Raintree Parkway.

·  Nobles’ property at the corner of Franklin Road and Old Hickory Boulevard was sold to Walgreen (majority of land is in Metro Nashville)

·  Brentwood’s first and only Police Chief Howard Buttrey retired after 29 years

·  Brentwood 2020 Plan won two of the highest national awards from City-County Communications & Marketing Association

·  Millennium Time Capsule buried at Library

·  Fire engines equipped with laptop computers and modems

·  First five pedestrian/bikeway interpretive signs created and installed

·  Obtained 62 acres on Concord Road, north of the WSM tower (proposed 47 acre city park, land for County recreation center, senior center and future city facility)

·  Brentwood adopted and landscaped two I-65 interchanges, the northwest section at Old Hickory Boulevard and the southeast section at Moores Lane

·  Brentwood Academy proposed plan for a middle school complex

·  Plans approved for a new Safety Center (fire, police, ambulance) on the east side of City

·  Upgraded Moores Lane between Mallory Lane and I-65 to double left turn at Galleria Boulevard with additional east bound lane

·  Sewer completed in Williamson Estates, Murray Estates, Longstreet, and Deerwood – 103 homes

2001

·  Annexation - size of  City increased from 35.4 to 40.8 square miles

·  City annexed according to urban growth plan; east side of city included land  between Williamson/Davidson county line on the north, Sunset Road on the south and Waller Road on the east; west side includes 690 acres in the Murray Lane/Holly Tree Gap area

·  Updated Deerwood Arboretum to include a covered outdoor classroom, small amphitheater, observation deck, nature trails and wildflower meadows

·  Enacted a historic preservation plan to protect historic sites from modern development

·  Adopted and landscaped two more interchanges I-65/northwest Moores Lane and I-65/northeast Concord Road

·  Longtime City Attorney Robert Jennings died; served as City Attorney for 28 years

·  Construction of the unique tensile roof for the Eddy Arnold Amphitheater

·  New 47 acre Tower Park located north of  WSM  tower on Concord Road includes pedestrian/bikeway trails, natural open spaces, proposed multi-purpose fields

·  Donated five acres north of the WSM tower to Senior Citizen’s Inc. to build senior center

·  Worked with Williamson County to obtain land north of WSM tower for indoor recreation center

·  Purchased 15 acres on Sunset Road for Brentwood Safety Center East

·  Upgraded and widened Moores Lane between Carothers Parkway and Wilson Pike

·  Upgraded and widened Murray Lane between Granny White Pike and west city limits to wider lanes with a six foot bike lane on each side; cut approximately eight feet at the crest of the hill

·  Enlarged water line on Murray Lane from the pump station at the city limits to Granny White Pike to improve future water capacity requirements

·  Upgraded Concord Road from west of Steeplechase/Arrowhead Drive to east of Saratoga Drive to wider lanes and paved shoulders with left turn lane

·  Sewer completed in Beech Grove subdivision and Murray Lane – 117 homes

2002

·  26,743 population (special census after annexation)

·  Ravenwood High School opened (on 81 acres, can serve up to 1,800 students)

·  911 Emergency Communications District referendum passed with 5,405 (92%) for and 475 (8%) against; City now eligible for new sources of funding

·  Brentwood Safety Center East opened (fire station #4, fire training facilities, a police substation, county emergency medical services and community meeting room)

·  May 6^th, two Brentwood police officers (Sgt. Tommy Walsh & Officer Stephanie Bellis) were injured during a bank robbery; officers were recognized nationally for their courage and action under fire

·  Plans received for Primm Property on Moores Lane; scenic frontage along Moores Lane including Indian Mound and bikeway extension along river will be deeded to City (30 acres)

·  Library celebrates 1,000,000^th visitor to the Concord Road facility

·  Williamson County Indoor Recreation Center opened

·  Martin Senior Center opened

·  Brentwood Baptist Church new building/location on Concord Road opened

·  $9 million program to upgrade line and tanks in water system

·  Upgraded Wilson Pike between Moores Lane and south City limits; construction of bridge over railroad to abandon existing one-lane tunnel

·  Realignment of Raintree Parkway to connect to new section of Wilson Pike; eliminated at-grade railroad crossing

·  Intersection improvements on Franklin Road at Moores Lane, Concord Road and Murray Lane with double left turn lanes

·  Upgraded Concord Road from Saratoga Drive to Edmonson Pike

·  City ranked as one of the lowest risk communities for crime in the United States to live and work

·  Intersection improvements on Holly Tree Gap at Franklin Road with additional left turn lane installed

·  Intersection improvements on Murray Lane at Holly Tree Gap

·  Pinkerton Road widening improvement upgrade of .07 mile

·  Concord Pass – Realignment of curve and widening or roadway south east to Brookfield subdivision

·  Brentwood Public Works Road Miles – 347.66 lane miles

·  TDOT miles – 35.84 miles

·  Roadway under construction – 40.03 miles

2003

·  Approval of the new residential zoning district, ‘Open Space Residential Development-Innovative Projects’,  which encourages open space preservation and a wider range of housing options without compromising the one-acre density standard

·  City election, Anne Dunn selected as Mayor, Joe Sweeney as Vice Mayor

·  Franklin Road-Holly Tree Gap sewer project was completed

·  Proposed Town Center improvement plan to encourage redevelopment of the original commercial area of Brentwood (general boundaries: Old Hickory Blvd. to the north, I-65 to the east, Church Street to the south and Franklin Road to the west)

·  New Primm Park - Boiling Spring Academy, Native American Mound settlement, scenic frontage along Moores Lane and bikeway extension along river was deeded to City (30 acres)

·  Restoration begins on the Boiling Spring Academy

·  New programs for the library: Teen Advisory Board, Book Clubs, Chess Club, Computer Classes,

·  Founding of the Brentwood Library Foundation Committee

·  Property Tax $.59 per $100 assessed value for 13^th year in a row

·  1^st class of Citizens Fire Academy

2004

·  Certified population of 30,617 from special census

·  Restoration completed on historic Boiling Spring Academy, funded by Brentwood Historic Commission

·  Property tax $.59 per $100 assessed value for 14^th year in a row

·  Bond Referendums – Open Space Preservation and Mallory Lane Extension (both were defeated)

·  Service Center Expansion

·  Traffic Signal Synchronization System

·  Planning and Codes computer upgrade; provides up-to-date information to citizens, builders & staff

·  Approval of  Wynstone Falls – first OSRD-IP development

·  Streaming the City and Planning Commission Meetings on the Internet

·  CAD Upgrade

·  Tower Park construction begins

·  Establishment of new “Towne Center” C-4 zoning district

·  Unprecedented housing construction boom sets record level, exceeding 600 new single family homes

·  First reporting year for storm water coverage under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

·  Library Foundation committee developed plans and began fund raising for the outdoor reading terrace

2005

·  Town Center Way opened (street between Franklin Road and Wilson Pike Circle)

·  Paul Webb elected to City Commission and appointed by the Board of Commissioners as Vice-Mayor

·  Joe Sweeney selected by the Board of Commissioners as Mayor for 6^th time

·  Tower Park opened

·  Property tax $.59 per $100 assessed value for 15^th year in a row

·  Stroud’s Barbeque opens as first new building in the Towne Center area

·  Michael Walker named City Manager of the Year by Tennessee City Manager Association. He also reached his 15^th anniversary of service to the City.

·  Project to install left turn lanes and signalization at Sunset Road/Concord Road intersection begun with temporary signal installed

·  Traffic Signal Synchronization System installed and operational by December 2005. Project also provides for high speed fiber optic data connection between City buildings

·  Waller Road from Concord Road to Maupin Road improved for safety reasons

·  Sidewalks and pedestrian crosswalks constructed to connect hotels to the Towne Center area

·  Marketplace Shopping Center at Maryland Farms opened

·  Heritage Comprehensive Retirement Community under construction

·  Historic “Fly House” - first Historic Preservation Easement

·  Crockett Park disc golf course

·  City adopted Fort Campbell E Company, 1^st Battalion, 327^th Infantry Regiment of the 101^st Airborne Division

·  Restoration of Boiling Spring Academy received four awards: two from Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, one from Tennessee Historical Commission,  and one from the Tennessee Preservation Trust

·  GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in financial reporting for 17^th consecutive year

·  Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for 13^th consecutive year

·  Owl Creek Park – master plan for new park completed; construction to begin in 2006

·  City’s restrictive sign ordinance upheld constitutionally in major precedent-setting court decision from the Federal 6^th Circuit Court of Appeals

·  West Brentwood neighborhood sewer extension project completed. Sewer extended to Hillview Estates and Forest of Brentwood subdivisions

2006

·  Property tax rate is $.49 per $100 assessed value. The same effective tax rate  for the 16^th year in a row

·  Referendum authorizing expansion of the City Commission from 5 members to 7 members approved by the voters in August

·  Engineering Department created and new Director of Engineering hired

·  Construction on Owl Creek Park started

·  Traffic signal synchronization project completed and Traffic Operations Center opened

·  Completed bikeway system from Ravenwood High School, Carriage Hills, Montclair, and Primm Park north to connect with the existing system near Wilson Pike and Crockett Road

·  Fire Department celebrated 20^th anniversary

·  Library Outdoor Reading Terrace completed; donated by the Brentwood Library Foundation

·  Engineering design started for future widening Franklin Road from Concord Road to Moores Lane

·  Permanent Scenic Easement established to permanently protect forested open space

·  Brentwood 2020 Plan reviewed and updated to document accomplishments since the year 2000 and to reflect current trends and needs

·  City expands water service area in the Split Log Road/Ragsdale Road area through agreement with the Nolensville/College Grove Utility District.

·  Construction began on the joint Williamson County/Brentwood Indoor Soccer Arena in Crockett Park

·  Primm Park additions - parking area and Interpretive signs

·  Liberty Church Road widening completed with bike trail on roadway from Edmondson Pike east

·  Edmondson Pike / Liberty Church Road, left turn lane completed with 12-foot driving lane and 4-foot shoulder

·  Sunset Road at Copperstone Subdivision roadway improvements; left turn lane completed with 12-foot driving lane and 4-foot shoulder

·  Moores Lane at Galleria Boulevard / I-65; improvements for traffic use of left turn lane at Galleria Boulevard, with added left turn lane for I-65 South

·  Concord Road / Sunset Road roadway improvements with left turn lane, new mast arm signal and pole