Bordeaux, Joelton to get plan update

Bordeaux and Joelton will be the next areas to get a comprehensive planning overhaul by the Metro Planning Department.

Planner Cynthia Wood said community meetings for what is known as subarea 3 could start as early as April.

Nashville was divided into 14 subareas about 14 years ago, said planner Robert Eadler. The boundaries were drawn according to identifiable physical features as well as community characteristics.

Currently the Planning Department is working on the Antioch-Priestlake Community Plan, which is an update of the 1996 subarea 13 plan.

After intensive four-day planning sessions in November that included strong community input, the Planning Department is now drawing a first draft of the update. The department will present it to the community early next year.

Final revisions would be drawn after community input, and planning staff hopes to present the updated plan to the Planning Commission this spring.

Eadler said main concerns from area residents are traffic congestion, overcrowded schools and the amount of apartment developments.