Sunday, November 4, 2007

Exciting and Informative November Meeitng Planned

The South Cumberland Community Association (SCCA) is made up of concerned citizens from the South Cumberland Region of middle Tennessee. Our mission is to guide growth and development in the Franklin, Grundy, and Marion counties through community education and involvement. The Association promotes responsible development on the South Cumberland Plateau by encouraging informed dialogue about the changes taking place in the region. Individuals interested in learning more about our group should send an e-mail to Southcumberlandca@gmail.com and/or attend our next meeting.on Thursday November 15th at the Otey Parish Hall at 7:30PM.

This meeting will be the second in a series of presentations that will give local developers and opportunity to make presentations to the membership and the public about their own specific planned developments. Several other short presentation of community interest are also planned.The main speaker will be developer Grant Miller. He will be discussing the proposed "The Village on Sewanee Creek. This eco-friendly and thoughtfully planned project is on 750 acres near Tracy City . According to the web site, clients are encouraged to install approved sustainable systems such as solar water heating, solar energy, wind energy and rain water collection. Mr. Miller’s very and informative web site is at http://www.sewaneecreek.com/.

In addition to Mr. Miller’s presentation, two of Professor Jon Evan’s students will briefly discuss the goals of the organization "Student’s for and Environmentally Responsible Plateau".

Completing the evening meeting will be a very timely presentation by Lyle Brecht on the important subject of "Regional Water Issues".

The public is cordially invited.

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