The West Meade Neighborhood Association is painfully aware of the large amount of new home development in the neighborhood. Developers are purchasing the old ranch style homes, demolishing them, and building much bigger homes. In the process, they are felling many trees – sometimes all the trees on a 1-to-2-acre lot! This needs to stop. There have been attempts to pass laws in Nashville to restrict clear cutting, particularly with “heritage” trees – trees of a certain size/age.
To encourage builders to NOT clear-cut lots prior to building, WMNA is going to talk to area builders, and let them know that we will support those builders and developers who work with us to preserve as much of the lot as possible – by saving “heritage” trees, only removing trees where absolutely necessary, and allowing us to remove important native trees and bushes to be replanted elsewhere. We have created a Memorandum of Understanding that lays out the details of our mutual agreement, giving cooperating builders our “Seal of Approval” to their work in West Meade. Their company will be highlighted on our site, in our Newsletters and Community Meetings. Also, they will be provided a sign, showing WMNA’s recommendation, to be placed on the lot during building and sale.
On the flip side, developers who do not wish to cooperate will be published on our site, social media, and other avenues as being noncooperative with the neighborhood. Likewise, realtors who represent them will also be published as selling homes that were developed without the environment or the neighborhood character in mind.