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Cauley asked council members to welcome Allen; Allen did not make additional remarks on the public record. No formal appointment vote was recorded during the council meeting; the item appeared as an introduction and staff announcement.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Gallatin 2025-07-01","oneSentenceSummary","Gallatin City introduced Ben Allen as its new assistant city attorney on July 1; council members and staff welcomed him and said he joins after prior county and private-practice work.","taxTitle","Gallatin City , Sumner County, Tennessee","taxId",52803,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6520954,"Gallatin council approves water and sewer contracts worth $21.15 million and adopts charter amendment; Connect 55 site funding introduced",218,834000,1052000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5116029-5034e11c051a5f8703e5ca0d4b33338a&start=834&end=1052","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5116029-5034e11c051a5f8703e5ca0d4b33338a/thumbnail_834000.jpg","/articles/6520954/Gallatin-City/Sumner-County/Tennessee/Gallatin-council-approves-water-and-sewer-contracts-worth-2115-million-and-adopts-charter-amendment-Connect-55-site-funding-introduced","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6520954-13c8a95d48fa5dde18a911b11201ecdf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139856&Signature=CL9lX96iLIqKmUtIvtWkNwyBMK3gu9RPJfr9mvcxl7foei8xqpFU1i887ccguvjyvy~HZgSZFZOYzrkYeaNRjfLS~F1sg3ZD8we6sJEd0amgZaNoDnd1LWdb1fni7In9o4-y7Y0ZA2z~8OIFpUCe5z8Js3zQ2D3d9gw5UXRLatFTLg~IlU6q5rPh~5nx~h~L2168eTgdwz1yuU-WAuVEVnRerLSkdvBM0kUaQ72lxadZzsUpUhRp-RNPA0oJGgXFCLcRej54UKSyZSFyLtnshqUEJnbt~rxyZy~6NYt38e67uTSi9leAu7ZFt3A0og8j0-a1U0AkBrOGk-Kn5xJSSw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its July 1, 2025 meeting, the Gallatin City Council approved multiple infrastructure funding measures and a charter amendment.

The council approved second reading of Ordinance 02506-34, awarding a contract for a new raw water intake project and authorizing funds totaling $20,340,000 from water/sewer 2025 bond proceeds and a TDEC ARPA noncompetitive grant (Contract 01/25). Councilman Fan moved the ordinance and it passed unanimously on second reading.

The council next approved second reading of Ordinance 02506-35, awarding a bid and authorizing $1,500,000 from water/sewer reserves for sanitary sewer system additions on Lock 4 Road. The motion was moved by Councilman Jones and seconded by Councilman Carter; the ordinance passed unanimously on second reading.

On second reading the council approved Ordinance 02506-36, a $310,000 appropriation from water/sewer reserves for the Nashville Pike flow meter relocation (Contract 02/25). Councilman Carter moved the measure and Vice Mayor Hayes seconded; it passed unanimously.

The council also took first reading and voted to approve Ordinance 02506-37, appropriating $451,089.12 for Connect 55 site improvements. The item was read in Councilman Fennell’s absence and was moved on the record by the council; members voted in favor on first reading.

Separately, the council unanimously approved Resolution R2506-34, which approves private charter number 17 of the 114th General Assembly amending Article 6, Section 2(a) of the City of Gallatin charter. Vice Mayor Hayes moved the resolution and Councilman Phan seconded.

In other-business discussion, a council member raised a multiuse sports-field request for the Truett property, noting a $1,000,000 budget line and urging staff to explore using hotel/motel tax revenues and other funding to develop soccer fields and tournament facilities. Staff and council said there are no final plans yet and that further study would be required before allocating funds.

All of the infrastructure ordinances and the charter resolution passed with unanimous recorded votes except for the Kirkpatrick Gallatin rezoning discussed separately and decided on second reading 4-2.","On July 1, 2025, the Gallatin City Council approved several ordnances funding water and sewer infrastructure projects totaling about $21.15 million, unanimously passed a charter amendment resolution, and advanced a $451,089.12 appropriation for Connect 55 site improvements on first reading.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6520959,"Gallatin Council rezones Kirkpatrick Gallatin development, bars pedestrian or street connection to Nichols Circle",363,439000,802000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5116029-5034e11c051a5f8703e5ca0d4b33338a&start=439&end=802","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5116029-5034e11c051a5f8703e5ca0d4b33338a/thumbnail_439000.jpg","/articles/6520959/Gallatin-City/Sumner-County/Tennessee/Gallatin-Council-rezones-Kirkpatrick-Gallatin-development-bars-pedestrian-or-street-connection-to-Nichols-Circle","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6520959-5236df6901703f4eaf07bdd868aa3b12/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139856&Signature=QjI3~79xxMfsAgvg7r05Iy5fbQwnubkc6KFCKs66hGyQo6FVytXZqiw22REKUEg5Ydjdy9fvyXAweAmY5mwkOeYzD6Wd4P-TValyOOgNLohY5cpjJwoT5-FLPZAoDuxV9Zn2SPsuT18eEaQ7uZkeCDKizDnWJUa6gxnrR~0iprwKt9oSwY11Ivk8G~slkfGBBLVcxuYwNCuoJuKDIYb1NC-LgstKu~xBYpEAexAJiHAtaTViq3Z10m1osg4Fixf6X1ZD4IG01TkYVQOG4udlpt2iCSDttsNiiztouX2GBjoiUjCNcDKhaIxjhlqEtRYNexHq6TWTITS4K6eC1eHBFA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On July 1, 2025, the Gallatin City Council approved second reading of Ordinance 02505-30 to rezone about 154.83 acres south of Nichols Lane and west of Woods Ferry Road for the Kirkpatrick Gallatin planned residential development and adopted an amendment preventing a pedestrian or drivable connection to Nichols Circle.

The ordinance rezones 17.18 acres to R8 PRD (medium-density planned residential district) and reclassifies 4.08 acres from R40 (low-density residential) to R8 PRD as part of a preliminary master development plan for the Kirkpatrick Gallatin project. During second reading the council voted first to amend the ordinance to remove any provision allowing a pedestrian walkway or vehicle connection between the new development and Nichols Circle; the amendment passed unanimously. The final vote on the ordinance as amended passed 4-2.

Councilman Alexander, who moved the amendment and cited a neighborhood petition, said residents of Nichols Circle had presented a petition “signed by nearly everyone on the circle, opposing the pedestrian access to the Kirkpatrick Gallatin project.” He moved “to amend the ordinance to state that there will be no pedestrian walkway or drivable street that connects Kirkpatrick Gallatin to Nichols.” Vice Mayor Hayes seconded the amendment, which passed without recorded opposition.

Council members discussed whether a future right of way or informal trail could be preserved, with the mayor noting that some residents might wish for a connection decades from now and asking whether the design could allow later development of a connection. Staff indicated the planning commission had previously discussed only a pedestrian access after hearing neighborhood concerns; the petition and recent public comment prompted the council amendment. The council did not specify an effective date for the ordinance on the record during the meeting.

The rezoning affects land located south of Nichols Lane and west of Woods Ferry Road and is tied to the developer’s preliminary master plan for a medium-density planned residential district. Council debate focused on neighborhood access and the balance between developer plans and longstanding neighborhood preferences. No individual citizen speakers were identified on the record at second reading; council comments referenced public comment submitted at earlier meetings, including a neighborhood statement dated Sept. 23, 2024.

Next steps noted at the meeting: the amendment and second-reading approval move the rezoning forward under the city’s standard ordinance process; additional technical approvals and implementation steps (for example, final platting, infrastructure permits, or developer-initiated right-of-way dedications) were not specified during the meeting.","On July 1, 2025, the Gallatin City Council approved second reading of ordinance 02505-30 to rezone roughly 154.83 acres for the Kirkpatrick Gallatin planned residential development and unanimously adopted an amendment prohibiting a pedestrian walkway or drivable street connection to Nichols Circle; the ordinance passed on second reading 4-2.","actionData","errors"]

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