Guest Column: Calculating Property Taxes

Calculating Property Taxes
By Doug Shafer, County Commissioner, District 1
In talking with Kathy, I mentioned that on the LaVergne blog and on emails I’d received, there was some misunderstanding of how to calculate property taxes.
Tennessee uses an assessed value system for property taxes.  Different types of building uses are assigned percentages of appraised value depending on [...]

Mayor Now Hires, Fires, in Charge of Discipline

With personnel issues having become the focus of our local government offices, the Board of Aldermen/women voted Thursday to shift hiring, firing, and disciplinary actions to Mayor Erwin.  Previous Mayor Mike Webb had given up these responsibilities years before and they’ve returned home to roost in the mayor’s office.
The board voted 4-0 to shift the [...]

Board & Mayor Hear from Protesters

Last night’s Board & Aldermen/Women meeting was one that shouldn’t have been missed.  The DNJ updates us on last night’s vote to allow the mayor to hire and fire employees, a practice that had been stopped under the leadership of former Mayor Mike Webb in 2003.  The measure must still pass a second and final [...]

City Investigations are Complete

The city has completed investigations of possible racist comments made by city employees. Documentation is available for one of the probes; other reports will be coming.
According to the DNJ,
The mayor said the investigations have taken so long because he wanted to ensure anyone who was involved or may have saw or heard anything had a [...]

Where is Matt Church???

Anybody know what happened to Matt? I met him at a Neighborhood Watch meeting about a year ago, but haven’t heard anything about him since. I’ve emailed him a couple of times, is he still in LV? I know he lost a close contest for Alderman and didn’t know if he decided to skip town?
One [...]

La Vergne on TV

Here’s a link to the story that was on Channel 4 yesterday about the Race Issue. Too bad no one watches Channel 4! What are the chances Tom Hailey Blvd gets a new name???
http://www.wsmv.com/video/15819334/index.html
Oh, and Mr. Mayor, next time you’re on TV, you might want to be interviewed sitting at your desk. I just think [...]

Behind the Closed Doors of City Hall

So what in the world is going on in City Hall?  I venture in the front doors only rarely - usually to pay a water bill or attend an occasional meeting - so I am not privy to what goes on behind closed doors. 
But I’ve heard whispers and rumors.  And these hushed words may soon blow the [...]

Interview with the Mayor

Don’t forget the Parade of Homess today!
The DNJ features a very interesting interview with Mayor Ronnie Erwin today.  Here’s what he says about some of the projects in the 2008-09 budget (along wtih raises for city workers):
Storm towers (with sirens and spoken warning instructions) are very important. It seems like the Middle Tennessee area is [...]

Mr. Montgomery

I didn’t know Mr. Montgomery since I’m a johnny-come-lately to LaVergne (five years in June).  However, reading about his life, he must’ve been an amazing, kind person.  Here’s some of what he accomplished on behalf of LaVergne.
Montgomery was a charter member of the La Vergne Lions and Men’s clubs. The Men’s Club was the city’s leadership [...]

Hey LaVergne - Here’s a Huge Opportunity for You

It looks like the county school system is thinking about selling the land by the new schools (the new LaVergne Middle and the LaVergne Lake Elementary) where they had originally planned to build a new high school.  Now we all know that a certain developer has probably already jumped to the head of the line to [...]