City to begin Streetscape work later this year

By Rebekah Yearout

The Germantown News

The City of Germantown soon will start work on the Streetscape project, which focuses on the Central Business District and Old Germantown.

A “streetscape” is an area defined by certain logistic and decorative additions to a typical city street, such as medians, ornamental lighting, outside furnishings (such as benches and garbage cans), landscape planters, broad sidewalks, on-street parking, bicycle lanes, narrow traffic lanes, textured turn lanes and street presence from buildings.

Director of Community and Economic Development Cameron Ross said the city held multiple public meetings last summer to get residents’ input on what they would like to see done as far as improvements to the CBD (at the intersection of Poplar Avenue and Germantown Road) and Old Germantown. Working with designers and traffic experts who looked at the needs of each particular district, the city put a plan into place for both areas.

For the full story, see the April 19 edition of the Germantown News, on racks today.

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State leaders urge adults, schools to watch youth mental health

By Rebekah Yearout The Germantown News In a joint video statement issued this week, Gov. Bill Haslam, Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen and Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner Marie Williams urged adults and schools to stay vigilant of children’s mental health. While May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, May 4 is specifically set aside as National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. Haslam said kids today face lots of issues that can affect their mental health, ranging from domestic violence to bullying. See the complete story in the May 3 edition of the Germantown News, out today.

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