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West Meade Neighborhood Association

WMNA is a 501(c)3 organization founded to support neighborly associations within and around West Meade in Nashville, TN.

Category: Environmental

Blasting Research

October 17, 2025 Paul

West Meade Neighborhood Association and TN Rep. Caleb Hemmer are attempting to fund a research project proposed by the Center for Earthquake Research and Information at the University of Memphis. […]

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Blasting, Environmental, Information, Neighbors, West Meade Community

Blasting Update – We Need Your Voices!

December 6, 2024 Paul

West Meade Neighborhood Association (WMNA) has discussed tightening the regulation on blasting to address the concerns of residents of West Nashville. Many feel the strong blasts coming from the River […]

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Blasting, Environmental, West Meade Community

Blasting Update

September 14, 2024 West Meade

WMNA is aggressively pursuing a resolution to the continued blasting affecting homes in West Meade / Hillwood and surrounding neighborhoods. To date there have been 63 residents who have reported […]

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Blasting, Environmental, Information, Neighbors, West Meade Community

June 27 Meeting Slides

June 28, 2024 Paul

Brook Hollow Baptist Church

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Blasting, Documents, Information, Neighbors, Uncategorized, West Meade Community

Paul Garland Interviews – NewsChannel5

March 20, 2024 West Meade

Heather McDonald interviews the WMNA Vice President about the blasting damage in West Meade that resulted from 40+ years of quarry activity at the Vulcan Materials River Road facility.

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Environmental, Information, Neighbors, West Meade Community

Blasting: Letter to Rep. Caleb Hemmer

January 4, 2024 Paul

Thank you for all your comments and complaints. We have lots of survey results, but could use more. If you haven’t turned in the survey, please take the time to […]

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Blasting, West Meade Community

What does AI say about blasting?

December 17, 2023 Paul

After talking with a few geologists about the cumulative effects of periodic blasting, I decided to have a conversation with ChatGPT about it. Here is the transcript: Me: I have […]

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Blasting, West Meade Community

A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On

November 30, 2023 Paul 1 Comment

On November 28, there was a meeting held at the Vulcan Materials plant on River Road. Attendees included Paul Garland, Sheryl Garland, Councilman Thom Druffel and representatives from Vulcan Materials, […]

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Blasting, Environmental, Information, Neighbors, West Meade Community

Metro Pump House Beautification Project

November 27, 2023 Paul

The Beautification Team masterminds a makeover for the Metro Pump House at the corner of Jocelyn Hollow and West Meade. Not too long ago, Patricia Knight reached out to a […]

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Environmental, Neighbors, West Meade Community

Blasted Blasting!

November 17, 2023 Paul

As many of you know, the Vulcan Materials quarry on River Road has produced some rather large blasts lately. In particular, in April and October, and more recently in November, […]

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Blasting, Information, Neighbors, West Meade Community

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