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Purpose

The Transportation Commission is established to promote all viable means of transportation, to provide input on public transportation infrastructure projects and to advance the City's overall commitment to improved access and mobility for all forms of transportation, traditional and recreational, with a focus on drivers, commuters, cyclists and pedestrians. The commission will also advise in the development, review and update to the City's transportation plans, cyclist and pedestrian connectivity and establish priorities for City transportation planning efforts. 


Meetings

The Transportation Commission meets quarterly on the second Wednesday of the month (February, May, August and November) at the Parks and Recreation office, 2276 West Street. 

Members

The Commission consists of nine members, a designated member from the Planning Commission, a designated member from the Public Safety Education Commission and a designated member from the Parks and Recreation Commission, including a non-voting alderman liaison, The remaining six members shall be appointed by the BMA and shall serve three-year terms. Current members include .

 

Town Hall Meeting on School Consolidation

Germantown’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen will conduct a town hall meeting February 7 to discuss the possible consolidation of county and city school systems. The meeting, at 7 p.m. at the Germantown Performing Arts Centre, will include information about prospects for a Germantown municipal school district.

“At the town hall meeting, city officials will share all the information we’ve developed about the consolidation process, the transition if the districts are merged, the eventual impact on students and what our options are,” said Mayor Sharon Goldsworthy. “Even as we’ve worked to understand the implications of a consolidated system, we’ve made every effort to explore alternatives for our community, including a district for Germantown.”

“This whole situation has generated innumerable questions and few definitive answers,” she continued. “We probably won’t have all the answers by February 7 but we want to help everyone understand as many aspects of a municipal district as we’re able to confirm by then.”
The mayor noted that the situation “seems to change almost daily. This has so many dimensions—the March 8 referendum, potential legislative action to block it and substitute a year-long study, possible legislation to repeal prohibitions on municipal districts, and more—that multiple strategies are necessary.”

Those attending the town hall meeting will have a chance to ask questions and share their comments following the presentation by city officials. The meeting will be available for online viewing at Germantown-tn.gov early morning of the following day. Anyone wishing to receive materials from the meeting, request more information or make a comment, may contact Stacey Ewell at sewell@germantown-tn.gov or (901)751-7559.
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