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Kids! Celebrate Your Independent Spirits at Neighborhood Parade
Kids (and moms, dads, step-parents, grandparents, friends, etc.) come out and celebrate our nation’s birthday at the neighborhood’s Independent Kid Parade. The fun starts at 10 a.m.

Kids: Plan to line up at 9:45 a.m. at 12th Ave. South and Kirkwood. Bring your bikes, skates, skateboards, Razor scooters and other motorless vehicles decked out in holiday colors (or whatever colors you choose). Sorry Fido, pets should stay home. 

Kids and grownups alike are invited to bring their own picnic and throw down a blanket on the grass at Sevier Park to watch the fun. 

Questions? Contact Kim Carter at kimdcarter@msn.com.

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A Beautification Questionaire: What do You Think?
By Ken Winter
What do you think about our close-knit and walkable neighborhood, with its 100-year-old streets and alleys? Our historic storefronts, Folk Victorian, bungalow and other traditional homes? The Waverly Belmont School and Sevier Park? Our diverse population of churches, working people, children and retirees?
What problems concern you?
Deteriorating housing? Crime? Traffic, trash and noise? Inadequate play areas, gardens and birds? The education of our children and the welfare of our elderly? The loss of historic homes?
Can you help? Do you need help?
The enclosed survey solicits your opinion on these subjects and more. Its title is Beautification, but it is designed to get your opinion on much more. Its aim is to identify what we can do, individually and collectively, to make life in the neighborhood better.
    Please complete the survey and put it in the shoebox on the front porch of a neighbor near you. We will publish the results soon and then try to work on those tasks you think are important.

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Adopting East Sevier Park
By Ken Winter
South and Sunnyside neighbors have taken an important step in making the Kirkwood and 10th Avenue sides of Sevier Park safer and cleaner.
    It started with complaints by neighbors Bernadette Welch and Jeff Langdon. They observed that motorists approaching the four-way stop at 10th and Kirkwood were speeding and littering, that trees and bushes at the corner were obscuring vision, that children were “running” the stop signs, and that entrances to the park were ill-defined.
    This information complemented the experiences of veteran park watchers Bobby Johnson, president of Sunnyside, and 12South’s Ken Winter. Bobby had long been lobbying for a safe park entrance at the corner of 10th and Clayton. For years, Ken and others have been picking up litter at the park’s community center and nearby play areas.
    All of this effort resulted in a memorandum two weeks ago to Metro Parks, Public Works and Police. Our proposals, coordinated with Councilman Ronnie Greer and Metro Beautification’s Veronica Frazier, included the following:
€ Increased traffic monitoring and signage on 10th and Kirkwood avenues
€ Removal of heavy foliage crowding 10th and obscuring vehicles and pedestrians at the intersection;
€ Installation of crosswalks and sidewalks facilitating safe entry to the park
€ Completing a walking trail around the Kirkwood and 10th sides of the park
€ Installation of trashcans and signage at the community center and the basketball, tennis and soccer areas.

    As of June 22, police began ticketing speeders, Public Works cleared three feet of the 10th Avenue shoulder, and Metro’s traffic engineer initiated a study of the problem intersection.
    We appreciate the prompt initial attention by the Metro agencies and we anticipate working with them further as they consider these issues. And we invite all interested neighbors to be unofficial “Friends of Sevier Park.”

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Another Modest Proposal…
By Ken Winter
It is well documented that staggering numbers of our nation’s citizens are in
tragically ill health and that poor diet and lack of exercise are greatly responsible.
    Kill both birds with one stone: shop on foot at the fresh produce market on 12th Avenue South. All we need is such a market and a willingness to place healthier food on the dinner table. No, we don’t have one yet, but you know we need one, badly.
    Barry at the Produce Place on Murphy Road and other entrepreneurs: take note. This neighborhood would welcome you with open arms.

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E-mail List, Website & Newsletter Info:
Join the Email List: 12SouthNeighborhoodAssociation-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
View the Website: www.12South.org
Get the Newsletter: Bill Compton or Barbara Whiteman at 385-4507

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July Calendar

July 4: Independence Day
July 11: 12South Neighborhood Association Meeting
July 24: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association Meeting

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Homes for Sale
805 Knox, $189.9K, 850 sq.ft., 855-1151
854B Kirkwood, $191.9K, 855 sq.ft., 855-1151
2805 Vaulx, $235K, 1,500 sq.ft., 385-9010
1401 Kirkwood, $245.5K, 1,981 sq.ft., 771-6620
1018 Caldwell, $269.9K, 1,634 sq.ft., 292-3553
924 S. Douglas, $299.5K, 1,645 sq.ft., 661-9494
911 Lawrence, $299K, 2,117 sq.ft., 383-2050
818 Inverness, $299.9K, 1,637 sq.ft., 385-1414
2111 12th Ave S, $299.9K, 1,396 sq.ft., 223-8550
918 Waldkirch, $300K, 1,334 sq.ft., 333-7400
2039 Elliott, $309.9K, 3,020 sq.ft., 790-3400
808 Halcyon, $319.9K, 1,534 sq.ft., 333-7400
916 Lawrence, $349K, 1,875 sq.ft., 383-3142
1707 Gale, $360K, 2,618 sq.ft., 376-5123
2221 10th Ave S, $374.9, 1,650 sq.ft., 383-3142
2403 Elliott, $399.9, 2,640 sq.ft., 376-5123
1516 Clayton, $399.9K, 1,914 sq.ft., 297-8744
818 Benton, $429K, 2,276 sq.ft., 383-6964
1206 Paris, $429.9K, 2,158 sq.ft., 333-7400
1106 Lawrence, $475K, 2,712 sq.ft., 690-5803
826 Benton, $485K, 2,400 sq.ft., 370-8282
1515 Gale Lane, $529K, 2,452 sq.ft., 292-7300
2501 Vaulx, $534.9K, 3,375 sq.ft., 778-1818
829D Clayton, $540K, 3,223 sq.ft., 327-0754
1006 Lawrence, $675K, 3,592 sq.ft., 370-8282
1102 Caldwell, $675K, 3,592 sq.ft., 370-8282
2107 10th Ave S, $750K, 3,527 sq.ft., 333-7400
921 Kirkwood, $979K, 4,661 sq.ft., 227-7285

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3 is the Magic Number
It is very important that every incident of crime be reported to three phone numbers.
1) Police Non-emergency: 862-8600
2) Sgt. Connie Tripp: 862-7747, ctripp@police.nashville.org
3) 12South Neighborhood Association: 463-2795, 12southneighbors@bellsouth.net

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Clip & Save: Important Phone Numbers
€Bulk-item pick up: 880-3897
€Report illegal dumping, sewage, excessive vegetation & littered vacant lots to the Metro Health Dept. (Metro will investigate within 24 hours.): 340-5644
€Councilman Ronnie Greer, Dist. 17 (east side of 12th Ave. S.): ronnie.greer@nashville.gov, 385-2893
€Councilwoman Ginger Hausser, Dist. 18 (west side of 12th Ave. S.): ginger.hausser@nashville.gov, 783-0106
€Police: Non-emergency: 862-8600
€Larry Cole, Metro’s Vector Control (rodent problems): 340-5668
€Abandoned Cars (on street/private property): 862-6590
€Call-before-you-dig: 1-800-351-1111
€Animal Control: 862-7928
€Chipper Service: 862-8971

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Advertise With Us!
Make the most of your free, widely distributed, neighborhood newsletter—advertise your business and classified items with us! Business rates: $20 / month or $200 / year for a display ad; $10 / month or $100 / year for a three-lined classified ad. Resident rates: $5/ month for a classified ad. Please send a jpeg of any artwork/business card, etc. you would like the ad to include. The deadline for the August newsletter is 5 p.m., Friday, July 21. Send ads or questions to Melanie Moran at melanie.moran@12South.org or call her at 297-8204.

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The 12South Neighborhood Association is a Tennessee non-profit membership corporation governed by a board of directors. The board holds neighborhood meetings each second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at locations published by newsletter and e-mail. Anyone living in or owning property or a business in the 12South Neighborhood (generally, areas adjacent to 12th Ave. South between Wedgewood Ave. and Gale Lane) may become a voting member of the association by paying annual dues of $10 per person or $5 per person if 65 or older. The association’s meetings, events, and e-mail list are open to everyone in the 12South Neighborhood regardless of membership. Contact Justin Adams at justin.adams@12South.org or 463-2795 for more information. Send neighborhood news to Melanie Moran at melanie.moran@12South.org or 297-8204.

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Officers/Staff
President: Justin Adams, 463-2795, justin.adams@12South.org
Treasurer: Bernadette Welch
Secretary: Kim Carter
Newsletter Editor: Melanie Moran, 297-8204 or melanie.moran@12South.org
Newsletter Designer: Wendy Stamberger, stamco@bellsouth.net