Regional Meetings Planned for September

TCCA is continuing its annual tradition of holding a series of regional meetings across this state. These important grass roots events are a time when hundreds of county commissioners and mayors meet together to share a meal, discuss the issues of importance to county government and look ahead to the upcoming legislative session. State Senators and Representatives are also invited to these events and I encourage you to speak to them personally about the meeting in your area.

The tentative dates for these sessions are listed below. All meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. local time and include a dinner. You will be receiving more information about the meetings in the near future.

You will note that the meeting which traditionally had been held in downtown Nashville is moving out from town. It will be held this year on the campus of the Volunteer State Community College in Sumner County. Attendance at the downtown Nashville meeting had been declining in recent years due to difficulties with parking, traffic and other logistics. It is my hope that this alternative location will make it easier for county commissioners in the Northern Middle-Tennessee region to attend and participate. Our other middle-Tennessee meeting will remain at Henry Horton State Park in Marshall County which has traditionally had a strong turn out.

September 2 Holiday Inn Mountain View - Cleveland, TN
September 4 Henry Horton State Park
September 9 Volunteer State Community College - Gallatin, TN
September 10 Knoxville City/County Building - Knoxville, TN
September 11 Jonesborough Visitor's Center - Jonesborough, TN
September 18 UT Agriculture Extension Center - Jackson, TN
September 23 Leslie Towne Center - Cookeville, TN
September 25 Paris Landing State Park

While I am sure there will be conflicts, attempts were made to avoid scheduling conflicts with regularly scheduled county commission meetings, development district meetings and state-wide conferences that are also going on during September. If there are events and meetings you would like us to try to work around in scheduling these meetings in the future, please let me know.

I hope to see you there.