As you can see, we have removed the "We Reached our Goal" banner. There are some new developments that we need to communicate to our membership.

1st, we have raised $10,000.00 for this project. That is a great number! Congratulations to everyone for digging deep to make this project a reality. Now for the bad news, since we first submitted out application in April of 2007, the cost of the signs and the cost of installation has gone up. What does this mean for us? Well, it means that the City of Germantown had enough money allocated for each neighborhood until the cost went up. They contracted the signs to be manufactured in July of 2008. Last year, the same manufacturer also installed the signs. They lost money on the install and decided this year to NOT bid on the installation of the signs. This meant that the City had to bid out the installation of the signs. In July when it was put out to bid, NO ONE BIDDED on the project. Then in sat on the docket for a few months before they sent it out for bid again. The new bids were submitted in October of 2008 and the cost of installation was WAY higher than last year.

Now that the bids are in, the cost to the city is so much higher, that they now cannot provide signs for every neighborhood that was in line to get them this fiscal year. Unfortunately this means Germantown Trails. Our best chance at getting Decorative Wrought Iron Street Signs this year is if the City tells one of the other associations that they are next and they don't have the money to do it. Then the next Association in line is then asked. Currently, three neighborhood associations would have to "PASS" and then it would be possible that GTNA would get our signs by June of 2009. Currently, we are 3rd on the list for signs in the fiscal year of 2009 - 2010. As more information becomes available I will pass it along to you. More to come.....

Everyone, it is quite possible that we will need more money to reach our goal of getting these signs installed.
To make a donation for the Street Signs, please click on the link below, print it out
and send it talong with your dontation to:
Tom Kolano (Germantown Trails Treasurer)
2268 Lansingwood Drive
Germantown, TN 38139
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There are 6 requirements from the City of Germantown to Apply for
Decorative Street Sign Posts.

Below is the list of the Permit Application Requirements
and our progress on them so far.

  • A drawing showing the location of all existing sign posts, including but not limited to Street Signs,
    Regulatory Signs (speed limit, yield signs, etc.), and Neighborhood Watch Signs for the neighborhood, subdivision or homeowner’s association. Completed Drawing click here.
  • A drawing showing the location of all proposed decorative street sign posts/sign brackets for the neighborhood, subdivision or homeowner’s association. Completed Drawing, click here.
  • A drawing of the neighborhood, subdivision, or homeowner’s association logo to go on the street sign
    bracket. Completed Drawing click here.
  • A letter from the Neighborhood, Subdivision, or Homeowner’s Association granting approval of the
    Decorative Street Sign Post and cost sharing arrangement as stated below. Completed Letter click here.
  • A proposed schedule for the installation of the new decorative street sign posts/sign brackets.
    Completed letter, click here.
  • A $50.00 application check, made payable to the City of Germantown. (Check has been submitted with
    all drawings and applications on May 15th. 2007)

Street Sign Contributors
Below are a list of neighbors who have contributed to our Decorative Street Sign Project. The Germantown Trails Neighborhood Association would like to specially thank those who have been so generous.
If you would like to be listed as a contributor and have already sent your money in, please contact John Davis to be added to the list below.

In Memoriam:
Joy McKittrick has made a donation in loving memory of her late husband, Leo McKittrick.
Leo and Joy have been residents in the neighborhood since 1980 when
the subdivision was first built. Leo was a great neighbor and will be greatly missed.

- Gold Members
Stephen & Carol Schaefgen
Boyd & Dorothy Lee
David & Mary Pickler
Don & Allison Clark, Jr.
John & Crystal Davis
David & Lynn Jensen
Dick Vandenberg & Lee Avant
Mark & Tanya Dely
Craig & Ellen Reckord
Thomas & Kathy Kolano
Joy McKittrick

- Silver Members
Stan & Arlene Weinrich
Richard and Margaret Jensen
Roy & Kathleen Patterson
Richard & Shirley Vosburg
Paul & Marianne Medlin
Marcus & Lisa Hopkins
Don & Linda Post
Carol Price
Page & Kathryn Ayers
James & Kathryn Cantrell
David & A.T. Wickens
Joseph & Carol Booth
Kevin & Christi Ferguson
Mark & Teresa Murphy
Mark & Laura Meanwell

- Bronze Members
Robert & Jeanette Rose
Scott & Cari McCaig
Chip & Gina Russell
Edward Grashot
Gregory & Valerie Monismith
Lawrence & Bobbie Diehl
Paul Pacente
Ken & Lisa Dick
Lauren & Sharon Crews
Richard & Roberta Dalpini
Ella Denise Perino
James & Carolyn Shanks
David and Louise Olszewski

- Elite Members
Larry & Jane Gaschen
Frank Suddoth & Joyce Hirschman
Scott & Elizabeth Richman
Thomas & Susan Kollig
Richard & Ellen Powell
Shawn & Vikki Given
Gerald & Sandra Beibers
Pamela Ozment
Hugh & Alice Colville
Cy & Carol Busch
Joe & Lee Fortgang
James & Glynda Jacobs
Tom & Joyce Maxwell

- Special Members
Jerry & Diane Daniel
Bill & Urania Erskine
Lou & Janice Gamble
Charles & Sherry Campbell
Paul & Pam VanGilder
Matt & Rachel Easley
Marcia & Lawson Albritton
David & Nicole Nannie
Billy & Helen Kemp
Kathy & Bill Argo
Cal & Ann Clark
Browning & Mallie Nagle
Charles & Joan Tucker
Warren & Pam Travis
Thomas & Paula Mayberry
Mike & Meredith Ross
Art & Penny Hathaway
Glenn & Tammy Yeargen
Gary & Rebecca Coleman
Dan & Laurie Johnson
Walter & Jennifer Jones
Jay Schwarzmann
William & Betty Lucado

 
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