Mayor Matt Fitterer

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45th Mayor of Spring Hill, TN

Leadership. Integrity. Results. Matt Fitterer passionately serves the City of Spring Hill as it's 45th Mayor.

Matt also sits on the Spring Hill Planning Commission. Matt previously served Spring Hill as Alderman for two and one half terms prior to being elected Mayor. Matt served as Chairman of the Spring Hill Budget and Finance Committee. As Budget Chair, Matt has focused ~80% of annual budgets to be dedicated to roads, utilities and public safety. Matt previously was the Chairman of the City’s Transportation Advisory Committee. During his time in the Spring Hill government Matt has passed over 60 pieces of legislation that he has personally authored, including restricting property taxes to key roadway and public safety projects and automatically reducing taxes once projects are completed. Additionally, Matt helped twice lower property tax rates, secure AA+ bond rating through S&P, institute and later increase traffic impact fees on new development, created Spring Hill’s only Special Assessment District on new development, helped secure the $25M BUILD grant for the construction of the new June Lake interchange, was a leader on the sale of the Northfield building, lead efforts to create the Spring Hill Industrial Development Board, was instrumental in the modernization of the City’s subdivision regulations and zoning ordinance, secured the donation and protection of historic Rippa Villa. In the private sector, Matt works to expand patient access to community oncology care and bring cutting edge treatments to patient's communities. Matt is married to Joy, a public school educator, and together they have two daughters and a son. Matt holds a bachelor and master’s degree in health-related fields as well as an MBA. Matt and Joy are stakeholders at Church of the City in Spring Hill and reside in the Cameron Farms subdivision. This page is a campaign page and should not in anyway be considered an official account. All opinions belong to Matt and are not official positions of the City of Spring Hill. Nor should anything on this page be considered official notice of any kind.

10/19/2026

You know what might be better than Saturday’s ci**rs on Rocky Top? Tonight’s BOMA meeting stuffed full of infrastructure projects.

It’s been discussed before, and tonight Spring Hill will vote on the wastewater force main partnership with Columbia. Columbia approved the interlocal agreement on Oct 8th, so tonight’s vote is the last step before kicking off the 21-24 month design and construction processes. Despite what naysayers might have told you, this partnership will not create a financial burden on the City of Columbia and is not an end to the Spring Hill consent order or sewer connection moratorium. This interlocal agreement is a win-win for both communities.

BOMA will be moving ahead with two agreements that are critical towards ending the sewer connection moratorium. One agreement will secure construction management services for the advanced purification pilot facility, the other will cover design and construction management services for some ancillary buildings that will be part of the Community Services Annex (CSA). Relocating the public works department to the new CSA is a gating item to the wastewater plant expansion, as the current public works headquarters is located where the plant needs to be constructed.

The Port Royal Rd and Buckner Lane intersection might be the worst performing intersection in Spring Hill. The City has been working to complete all the needed preconstruction steps and tonight will be voting on agreements to cover CEI services and utility relocation. The construction portion of the project is currently out to bid, with bids scheduled to be opened next week. Expect a construction agreement to be approved by BOMA in November with construction activity to occur soon after.

And lastly, I’ve previously shared (https://rebrand.ly/7wmckps) some of the cost and time savings resulting from of our new inhouse construction team. The team has also been doing site work at the CSA. BOMA will get an update on the City Hall project, Battle Creek project and the CSA site. Spoiler alert: it’s a really good update.

Bring your own post meeting ci**rs. Full agenda and live stream here: https://play.champds.com/springhilltn/event/1267

10/16/2026

I-65 will be FULLY CLOSED in both directions this weekend due to a major construction project to repair the Hamilton Avenue bridge over I-65, which connects Edgehill to Wedgewood.

Friday, October 16, at 8 PM through Monday, October 19, at 5 AM.

I-65 in both directions, between the I-40 interchange (Exit 210) and near the I-440 interchange (Exit 80).

Also closed are the I-65 northbound on-ramp from Armory Drive and the I-65 northbound and southbound on-ramps from Powell Avenue.

Drivers should use I-440 as a detour.

10/14/2026

Early voting for the November 3rd election begins today and runs through Oct 29th. Regardless of which county you live in, bring an ID when you vote.

In addition to state and federal offices, everyone will have the opportunity to vote on three different proposed Tennessee Constitutional Amendments. To read more about the proposed amendments, including official language, use this link: https://sos.tn.gov/elections/announcements/2026-proposed-constitutional-amendments

Williamson County residents can vote at 8 different early voting locations, including Longview Rec Center from 8 am – 6 pm on weekdays and 8 am – 1 pm on Saturdays. See all WillCo early voting locations here: https://rebrand.ly/ncz2b96 and a sample ballot here: https://rebrand.ly/0o9hj7y

Unfortunately, Maury County residents, your early voting options are much more limited. The Maury County Election office will be open today through the 29th from 8 am – 4 pm on weekdays and 8 am – Noon on Saturdays. The Spring Hill Wi******er building will be available the 22nd and 23rd from 8 am – 4 pm and the 24th from 8 am to Noon. You can see a sample ballot here: https://rebrand.ly/5mnuscv

If you’re a Maury County resident and want to see additional early voting opportunities in future elections, you need to speak with your County Commissioner about providing the funding needed for the county election commission to provide additional sites and times.

10/13/2026

The Duck River Planning Partnership meet last Tuesday for their 10th (and last) scheduled meeting before their final report is due to the Governor next month. The report is scheduled to be presented as part of the annual Duck River Symposium at the beginning of December. The Partnership met for the second time in Spring Hill at our command center within the Police Headquarters.

I’m not going to cover all of the final recommendations discussed in last week’s meeting (you can see them here: https://www.tn.gov/environment/duckriverpartnership.html), but there are several that could impact Spring Hill and you should be aware of.

The partnership voted to support the proposed consolidation of Bell Buckle and Wartrace. And while that consolidation would not directly impact Spring Hill, the Partnership is also recommending that CPWS and Maury County Water explore either 1) create a regional authority that would own and operate a water treatment facility that would sell water to CPWS, MCWS, Mt Pleasant and Spring Hill or 2) consolidate CPWS and MCWS into one system. The partnership is recommending a cost of service study comparing these two options with potentially selecting an option by the end of 2027. Maybe one of these two options occur, maybe neither. Spring Hill would continue with the Pure Water Spring Hill project and our own intake updates regardless.

The Partnership is also recommending that a funding mechanism be created for the state to partner with utilities looking to build off stream storage reserves. Spring Hill’s 200M gallon reservoir planned as part of the Pure Water package would be an ideal candidate and design is already underway. Whether or not the state will set aside funds, or contribute towards an already underway project, will be something Spring Hill will watch closely.

And perhaps most importantly, the Partnership recognized the need for TDEC to continue to develop potable water reuse regulations and guidance. The Partnership specifically identified the Spring Hill facility as an opportunity for partnerships towards future operator education. The Spring Hill pilot facility is going to see visitors from all over the state for years to come.

What happens after the final report? That largely will be up to the next Governor and the General Assembly. The Partnership was tasked with providing both a report and recommendations. Come January, Tennessee’s new Governor and State Legislature will have to decide what to do with those recommendations, as state level funding and regulatory / legislative changes will be required to turn the recommendations into action and change.

10/12/2026

Planning Commission voting meeting will move quickly this evening. Medacta’s façade changes are on consent agenda, the only other item is an Enterprise Rental Car site plan for Old Port Royal Rd.

Spring Hill code calls for sidewalks to be installed with new site plans. During the work session, the applicant stated that they anticipated some customers arriving on foot given that two auto repair shops are located within short walking distance.

Despite the code requirement and their own stated need around customer pedestrian facilities, no sidewalks are included in the submittal. Expect the Planning Commission to correct the shortcoming through a condition of approval.

Full agenda and live stream here: https://play.champds.com/springhilltn/event/1266

10/05/2026

If you want to vote for Tennessee’s next Governor, today is your last day to register to vote. Early voting will be starting on October 14th, and before you know it election ads will be behind us. For a little while at least. Register online here: https://ovr.govote.tn.gov/

Most interesting items on tonight’s BOMA meeting have all been discussed before. If you follow BOMA agendas, nothing should be surprising or new. Full agenda and live stream is here: https://play.champds.com/springhilltn/event/1263

One item worth clarifying is the potential wastewater force main connection agreement into the City of Columbia wastewater system. The agreement was on the Columbia working meeting last week, and there seemed to be some public misconception on what the agreement actually would, and would not, do.

Spring Hill connecting into the Columbia wastewater systems is not in anyway an intended workaround to the Spring Hill sewer connection moratorium. The sewer connection moratorium will remain in place even after this force main is completed. Spring Hill is not lifting the sewer connection moratorium until the Pure Water Spring Hil series of projects in complete in mid-2030. The Columbia force main will provide some temporary relief and take strain off the existing Spring Hill plant as we build out the Pure Water projects and make needed improvements. Building system redundancies is a positive long term improvement to Spring Hill. This is not just a quick fix.

Also important to know that the force main project has absolutely nothing to do with the CPWS downstream intake project. Columbia has existing unused wastewater treatment capacity that would be utilized by the force main connection. Spring Hill using a small portion of this unused capacity on the wastewater end of the system in no way impacts CPWS moving and upsizing their intake capabilities or any of the financial steps that Columbia and CPWS have taken to advance the intake project.

Neighboring utilities (Columbia and Spring Hill) working together to make optimal use of available capacity is the type of fiscal and environmental stewardship that benefits everyone involved. Both the capital costs and operational costs associated with the force main fit within the current Spring Hill utility rate structure; this project is not on its own going to create another rate adjustment.

Columbia is scheduled to vote on the agreement this Thursday night. The agreement is on the non-voting portion of the agenda this evening, the Spring Hill vote will occur Oct 19. Construction is expected to take 21-24 months following approvals.

10/01/2026

Last week I shared a post showing the three year trend on Spring Hill building permits. 2025 was a 13 year low in permit numbers. 2026 is trending even lower, we’ll be down close to 60% from the 2024 number.

It should be self-obvious to everyone that a drop in building permits means an equal drop in impact fees and adequate facility taxes. New development only pays development related fees and taxes when new construction is actually occurring.

Impact fees and adequate facility taxes are primary revenue sources available to the city for infrastructure projects, namely road construction, public buildings and recreation facilities.

A multiple year drop to impact fees and adequate facility taxes leaves only three choices 1) delay infrastructure projects, 2) raise other revenues (and the only one available is property taxes), or 3) get creative.

BOMA went with number 3.

In January, BOMA authorized the creation of a new city department, an in house construction team (Alderman Fuqua helped spearhead and campion the effort). Some personnel were moved into new roles, earth moving equipment was purchased, a few new positions were created with the FY27 budget, and a list of projects was put together. Projects spanned road work, utility work, storm water improvements, site prep for city facilities, and some interior renovations. The plan was simple, by moving the work to an internal team we could eliminate some costs and keep some projects moving that would otherwise stall.

The first two projects are now largely complete, and you should be really happy with the results.

The team was set loose to add turning lanes and make traffic flow improvements to Mahlon Moore Rd and Battle Creek Way. Had the city followed the traditional bid process, we’d likely be starting construction right about now, instead the project is largely complete. Financially the project has also been a huge win. The city budgeted just over $1.4M for the work and spent under $400k. A million dollar plus savings for taxpayers.

Prior to the police headquarters opening in 2025, some PD functions were housed in the basement at city hall. The new headquarters gave the city an opportunity to renovate the space and make better use of it to meet citizen and city needs. $1M was set aside to renovate the 40 year old space. The project is now complete with about $650K in unspent funds.

Both projects delivered significantly under budget and earlier than expected is going to allow the construction team to complete more projects than otherwise possible.

An in house construction team is not a solution to every infrastructure need. There certainly are projects that are too large and too complex for the city to even consider completing ourselves. We’ll continue to be opportunistic with the construction team, tackling projects were appropriate and deliver time and cost savings every chance we get.

09/30/2026

Earlier today, the GNRC Transportation Policy Board (TPB) approved an update to the regional Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) that allocated $150,000,000 to adding lanes to I-65 between Saturn Parkway and I-840. The project is now fully funded through construction.

Showing up, being engaged, collaborating with our regional partners and neighboring communities is how big projects of regional importance get done.

09/28/2026

Just two projects on tonight’s Planning Commission work session (no voting).

Enterprise Rental Cars is looking to move from their current location on Wall St to an existing building on Old Port Royal Rd. Enterprise is asking for some additional parking and access changes to make the building work for it’s new use.

Medacta has submitted a façade design change for their headquarters soon to be under construction off Jim Warren Rd. The new façade will feature more glass and a more modern design.

Full agenda and live stream here: https://play.champds.com/springhilltn/event/1258

09/25/2026

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is celebrating Give Like Dolly Day today!

Dolly Parton believed in giving back and helping children dream bigger, and this year, they’re celebrating that spirit through Give Like Dolly Day.

On September 25, communities all over the world are joining in giving back to children by supporting your local Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program. Your support helps make it possible for the children in our community to receive a free, high-quality book every month from birth to age 5.

https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/

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