Garbage Map

Waste Pro begins once-a-week trash pickup next week, starting July 1.

Here's a map of the days of the week your trash will be picked up --

of course, let us know if you experience any challenges in this transition:

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Trashy

This is the last week of Republic Services trash pickup in Hendersonville.

Next week, the city will move to once a week pickup offered by a new provider.

What's your experience with Republic?

When the new company starts, how will that go? Keep us posted in this time of transition.

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Tinsley Talks Taxes

In response to this story about Sumner County's pending budget challenges, County Commissioner Luke Tinsley offered some tweets to explain where he stands:

TABLED

The Sumner County Commission tabled the 2019-2020 budget in a meeting last week after disagreement about funding for volunteer fire departments and other funding disputes.

The move comes as Sumner County enters a 5th consecutive year without any revenue increase. Here's more from the Hendersonville Standard:

After lengthy discussion and hearty citizen disapproval of stripping the volunteer fire department of funding, the commission voted to table the 2019-2020 fiscal year budget appropriations and to approve a continuation budget at 1:28 a.m. on June 18.

The continuation budget was approved by a vote of 21 – 2 and means that all department funding will stay as it is beginning on July 1 until a decision is reached. The appropriations were tabled and will be discussed at the next commission meeting on July.

“One thing to bear in mind when volunteer fire department came up, and that was a tough one, we had slotted $10,000 to $14,000 (each),” Taylor said, but the previously awarded $24,000 was not available due to additional expenses, such as the jail roof and repairs to jail locks.

“I’m going to ask for a one time $450,000 improvement for them, call it a tax increase, call it whatever you want,” he continued.

This was later approved by vote of 19 – 1 with 3 abstaining votes, though where the money would come from was not decided. It would give every volunteer fire department the $24,000 and also leave $130,000 for emergency services to distribute to other stations upon review. Donations and fundraising activities make up the rest of their funding.

While the County Commission struggles to fund growth, the Sumner County School Board sent a budget that included a 5th consecutive budget without a scale increase for teacher pay. Sumner County ranks 103rd in Tennessee in rate of teacher pay raises since 2014.

The situation last week echoes the early warning signs of fiscal crisis that preceded the 2012 closing of Sumner County Schools due to a budget impasse between the School Board and County Commission.

It will be interesting to see how the County Commission ultimate responds to this challenge. Will they move to increase revenue by way of a small property tax increase or will they shift funds in order to kick the can down the road or will they adjust priorities?

It seems many more early morning meeting adjournments may be forthcoming.

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Sumner Teacher Facing Allegations

The Hendersonville Standard reports on Shafer Middle School teacher Robert Ring facing allegations of inappropriate conduct with five male students. Here's more:

 The parents of five Shafer Middle School students have been granted orders of protection against one of the school’s teachers amid allegations that the teacher used explicit sexual language and gestures around the students who say they are now afraid of him.

Robert Ring, who has taught 6^th grade social studies at the Gallatin school since 2013, was suspended without pay effective May 17 for allegations of inappropriate contact with a student(s), according to a letter in his personnel file.

The suspension will remain in effect until the conclusion of an investigation by law enforcement, the Department of Children’s Services and Sumner County Schools, according to the letter.

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Coming Soon: City Administrator

More on Hendersonville's move to a City Administrator:

Hendersonville will begin the search for a city administrator next year, after the board of mayor and aldermen voted Tuesday on an ordinance to create the position.

After an amendment suggested by Alderwoman Arlene Cunningham, the board will fund the position and begin the search on July 1, 2020. The position would then fall under the 2020-21 fiscal year's budget.

Mayor Jamie Clary noted he's not thrilled with the idea, but he'll accept it should he be re-elected in 2020.

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New Leadership in Sumner Schools

Sumner County Schools has announced new leadership across the district for 2019-2020:

Phillip Holt - supervisor of leadership development and accountability.

*Christy Wall - supervisor of teaching and learning

David Hallman - principal of R.T. Fisher Alternative School.

*Cam MacLean - principal at Station Camp Middle School.

*Mitch Flood - principal at Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek.

*Racheal Mason - principal of Station Camp Elementary.

*Melissa Robbins - principal at Clyde Riggs Elementary.

*Thomas Oglesby - principal at Joe Shafer Middle School.

*Shaun Glasgow - has been named principal at V.G. Hawkins Middle School

Shelley Cooper - principal at Portland West Middle School.

*Kristy Petty- principal at Lakeside Park Elementary.