The blinking stoplight at the intersection of Main and Hempstead Streets will come down and be replaced with stop signs for motorists approaching on the side street.
Nashville City Council members voted unanimously for the change, Monday, during their regular meeting for October, after hearing a replacement cost — for the controller only — was $60,000-$70,000, according to the mayor.
The light has been out of commission due to storm damage.
Following a discussion of stop signs north-south along Second Street, no action was taken. Mayor Larry Dunaway told the council that he would look into possibly leaving stop signs at Howard and College Street intersections.
Deb Young was spokesperson for the SWA-PAWS group, and she gave the council an update on the group’s efforts at the five-city shelter and at lowering the euthanasia rate for dogs and cats. She said that a recent fund-raiser helped the group which hopes to have its spay-neuter clinic working in January.
Mayor Dunaway said he would continue talking with the county quorum court to look at ways the county could receive animal services.
Parks and Recreation manager Meghan Floyd told the council that she would gather more information to control lights at park fields which are sometimes left on overnight by users.
Council members present included Lynn Dyer, Kathy Combs, William Turley, Herbert Turley, Charles Pinkston, Kay Gathright, Vivian Wright, Brent Thompson, Phil Jones, Joe Hoen and Freddie Horne
