A first reading of a consideration of an Ordinance to rezone property located at the 940 block of Ashport Road from Single Family Residential/Flood Hazard to Single Family Residential/Planned Residential Development/Flood Hazard was denied when the Jackson City Council held its monthly meeting at City Hall, Tuesday.
The development is east of of the entrance of Willow Green Subdivision.
“Based on the City having previously designated the area for Conservation Development (via the City approved One Jackson Civic Master Plan) we can not imagine this area now being approved for dense Residential Development,” Cary Henson said. “There are existing water problems in Willow Green and in Traditions that we believe would have been worse if this development was approved.”
Cary Henson is the owner and president of Henson Construction Services.
David Cisco requested the consideration be denied before the reading.
Seven council members voted to deny the consideration and one – Randy Wallace – abstained.
The council voted 8-0 to approve the consideration of an Ordinance to rezone property located at 1926 South Highland Ave., from Single Family Residential to Planned Unit Commercial Development comprising of 2.60-plus acres, and Single Family Residential to Highway Business, comprising of 5.02-plus acres, submitted by Eric Rowland.
The council also voted unanimously to rezone property located north of 1775 Vann Drive – west of the intersection of Rushmeade Road and Boyd Drive – from Planned Unit Commercial Development to General Residential, containing 18.27-plus acres.
New business included the consideration of an Initial Resolution authorizing the incurrence of indebtedness by the City of Jackson not to exceed $9 million, by the execution with the Public Building Authority of the City of Clarksville, of a loan agreement to provide certain public works projects and to fund the incidental and necessary expenses related thereto.
“We approved a loan for capital expenditures next fiscal year, beginning in July,” said Jerry Gist, mayor of Jackson, “We’re a little bit early, but we’re trying to beat the potential rise in interest rates, which are looming on the horizon.
“I think it was a good move on behalf of the council to go ahead and schedule the loan, because we don’t have to draw it down and pay interest on it until we need it.”
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