Spring Hill Outlines Five-Year Planning Program for Growth

Issue #567

September 25, 2025

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📰 Spring Hill Outlines Five-Year Planning Program for Growth

📰 Mt. Pleasant High School Gets Robotics Grant

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Spring Hill Outlines Five-Year Planning Program for Growth

The Spring Hill Board of Mayor and Aldermen is considering a new five-year planning program aimed at guiding the city’s future growth. The proposal, presented at the Sept. 15 meeting, includes four major projects.

The first project would update the city’s comprehensive plan, Spring Hill Rising: 2040. Officials emphasized that public input will again play a central role, as it did during the plan’s original adoption in 2015. To ensure strong community involvement, planning staff recommend hiring a consultant to oversee a five-year engagement program, pending BOMA approval.

The second project would deliver a full update to Spring Hill’s Major Thoroughfare Plan, refining roadway classifications, aligning roadways with residential and commercial areas, and addressing the growth that has occurred over the past decade.

The third project focuses on historic preservation and redevelopment in the Town Center district. Building on work by the Town Center Committee, the plan would identify properties for potential infill development, highlight culturally and historically significant sites, and recommend development guidelines to encourage private investment in what is often referred to as the “Heart of Spring Hill.”

The fourth project would create a new plan dedicated to major corridors such as U.S. Highway 31. The effort would build on the thoroughfare plan, evaluating access management, redevelopment potential, and future growth along Spring Hill’s busiest roadways.

When complete, the five-year planning program is expected to provide valuable insight for assessing the city’s growth needs in the early 2030s.

In other business, BOMA approved several measures related to development and infrastructure. The Stone Creek property, previously designated as a reservoir site, was rezoned to Institutional Campus to support the city’s Advanced Purification Project. A feasibility study is underway to determine reservoir design and potential community uses for the site, which could include trails, parks, and open spaces in addition to its utility role.

The Spring Hill Police Department will receive $10,000 in grant funding from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department to support Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigations. The grant will provide training, equipment, and travel expenses for two detectives assigned to the task force.

BOMA also reviewed performance bonds for Kedron Road and School Street. Both projects, approved in 2021, remain incomplete, with School Street still closed and Kedron Road delayed. The board indicated the bonds will be called if the work is not completed by Oct. 14.

Additionally, property on the west side of Hurt Road, north of Duplex Road, was rezoned from agricultural to Institutional Campus for future development.

BOMA will hold a special meeting on Sept. 29 at 6 p.m.

Mt. Pleasant High School Gets Robotics Grant

Mt. Pleasant High School has been awarded a $5,000 robotics grant by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) as part of its new Robotics Award Program. $655,000 was awarded to 179 schools and non-profit organizations that serve youth across TVA’s seven-state region.

The TVA Robotics Award Program, which complements TVA’s existing STEM classroom awards, is intended for official robotics programs and designed to enhance hands-on learning, creativity, teamwork and problem-solving skills among students.

“Skills in robotics are already required for many careers today, and we want to equip our future workforce with the tools they need to step into and excel in those fields,” said TVA President and CEO, Don Moul.

TVA, in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers Inc., launched the Robotics Award Program to invest in youth interested in robotics. According to TVA, the awards are available to eligible robotics teams to offset costs associated with team setup, materials and competition participation.

“The engineering program at Mt. Pleasant High School is honored to receive the robotics grant from TVA and Bi-Centennial Volunteers, Inc.,” said Seth Woodard, STEM Instructor at Mt. Pleasant High School. “This grant will be used to provide cutting edge robotics equipment and supplies crucial for providing our students with experience in the many facets of robotics. Relationships with corporate stakeholders such as TVA and Bi-Centennial Volunteers, Inc. are vital in preparing our students for success in new and emerging fields related to robotics.” 

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🎵 This Week’s Live Music

Thursday, September 25th

Austin Byrd, Puckett’s, 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Todd Ciprian, Tito’s Spring Hill, 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Brandt Archer & Tommy Wheatley, Whiskey Alley Saloon, 7:30 – 9:00 PM

Friday, September 26th

TBA, The Spot: Burgers & Beers, 5:00 – 8:00 PM
The Nature Project, Buck & Board, 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Murphy Ridge, McCreary’s Irish Pub & Eatery, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Open Mic, Grinder’s Switch, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Chris Wallin, Larry Gatlin & Gary Chapman, The Mulehouse, 7:30 PM
Justen Harden, Puckett’s, 7:30 – 9:00 PM
Banji & The Jets, Fozzy’s Bar & Grill, 8:00 – 11:00 PM

Saturday, September 27th

Nick Bentley, Keg Springs Winery, 2:00 – 5:00 PM
Stacey Mitchhart Band, The Mulehouse, 3:00 – 6:30 PM
Martin Lane, Amber Falls Winery & Cellars, 3:00 – 7:00 PM
Ben Cannon, Buck & Board, 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Music on the Porch, 106 Pleasant St, Mt Pleasant, 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Kirwan, McCreary’s Irish Pub & Eatery, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
The Deltaz, Puckett’s, 7:30 – 9:00 PM
Fall Series, The Bourbon Gospel, 7:30 PM
Aberration, The Rebel Bar & Grill, 7:30 PM
Open Range, The Boondox, 8:00 PM
Zone Status, Fozzy’s Bar & Grill, 8:00 - 11:00 PM

Sunday, September 28th

Eileen, Amber Falls Winery & Cellars, 1:00 - 5:00 PM
The Deltaz, The Rebel Bar & Grill, 4:00 PM

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