Mayor Matt Fitterer

06/22/2026

Atmos Gas has submitted a site plan for an office and service center located on John Lunn Rd. The proposed project would utilize an onsite sewer system that has already received MOU approval from BOMA. No word on if having an Atmos service center in town would help Buckner Lane contractors avoid hitting gas lines.

Also on tonight’s non-voting Planning Commission agenda is a preliminary plat application from the Spring Hill Commerce Center to construct a new collector road. A new three lane road before any vertical construction within the project. Wild times we live in.

See the full agenda and live stream here: https://play.champds.com/springhilltn/event/1230

06/19/2026

Meet Major General Gordon Granger.

A West Point grad and a veteran of the Mexican-American War, Granger's most notable battlefield accomplishments occurred while commanding union corps during the Civil War's Battle of Chickamauga.

Post war, Granger was given the command of the District of Texas. And on June 19, 1865, one of Granger's first orders of business was to share with the city of Galveston, TX General Order No 3, which enforced the Emancipation Proclamation throughout Texas. The last enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom 161 years ago today.

In America, we should celebrate freedom, liberty, and justice every chance we get. Juneteenth, was and is a pivotal moment in American freedom.

Freedom is foundational to America's identity and origin story. Our nation was established on the principles of freedom and liberty. Holidays like Juneteenth remind us that freedom was hard-won for Americans and should never be taken for granted.

Today, and every other day, we should celebrate and have gratitude for our freedoms.

06/18/2026

06/15/2026

Second and final reading of the 2027 fiscal year budget tonight. There have been no changes since the first vote two weeks ago and no floor amendments are expected tonight. You can see an overview of the budget here: https://rebrand.ly/5p2xmea

Under Tennessee state law, EMS/ambulance services are designated as an essential service, and counties are required to either provide the service or make arrangements for the service to be provided. Williamson County provides the service through Williamson Health. In Spring Hill, Williamson Heath has provided EMS services on both sides of the county line since 2020 as part of an interlocal agreement between the city and Williamson County.

Like everything else, costs associated with providing services have been increasing. A couple of weeks ago, Williamson County began to suggest they would be ending services on the Maury side of Spring Hill at the end of the fiscal year unless Spring Hill provided a subsidy.

Spring Hill is not interested in bearing the expense of what state law defines as a county obligation. If someone supplements the costs, it needs to be Maury County. Or Maury County needs to provide the service themselves.

Unfortunately, the timing of Williamson County suggesting they would be removing EMS from the Maury side of Spring Hill did not give Maury County much time to react or make any type of transitional plans. Thankfully cooler heads have prevailed, and Williamson Health has agreed to continue to provide EMS coverage to all of Spring Hill for the next six months.

As you can guess, Spring Hill has spent significant time with officials from both counties over the past few weeks. One of the Resolutions BOMA will be voting upon tonight will grant myself and the City Administrator authority to help facilitate and execute an agreement between Maury and Williamson for a long term solution.

From an operational standpoint, providing EMS services city wide through a single provider is much, much more practical and results in better continuity of care and improved service integration with the Spring Hill Fire Department. Facilitating an agreement between Maury County and Williamson County over the next six months is extremely important.

Thankfully Spring Hill has County Commissioners on both sides who are committed to working together, finding a practical solution that benefits everyone and provides all of Spring Hill with high quality emergency services. Mayor Butt, Mayor Anderson and soon to be Mayor-Elect Marshall have all been good partners and committed to workable solutions as well.

And lastly, since we can’t have a BOMA meeting without talking about sewer, tonight BOMA will be receiving an update on the potential sewer force main that would connect to the Columbia system. Bottom line up front, we have a conceptual plan that city staff and our consulting engineers believe will work. Assuming BOMA still desired to go forward, next steps will be working out the actual interlocal agreement with Columbia.

Full agenda and live stream here: https://play.champds.com/springhilltn/event/1229

06/08/2026

Majority of tonight's Planning Commission voting session has been placed on the consent agenda. Consent agenda is indication that the application meets all applicable requirements and can be voted upon without any additional discussion.

Church of the Nativity, Tennessee Orthopedic Alliance, Spring Hill Pediatric Dentistry applications are all included within the consent agenda.

Arbor Valley's requested Phase 7 and Phase 8 modification is not on consent, as the City planning staff is recommending deferral. There are some questions with whether or not the proposed changes meet applicable fire code. The proposed modification has the same access configuration as the existing plan with 17 fewer residential units.

Full agenda and live stream available here: https://play.champds.com/springhilltn/event/1227

06/01/2026

The City fiscal year begins on July 1, so it should be no surprise to anyone that the 2026-2027 budget and related items will be the dominant agenda items this month.

BOMA began the public development of the FY27 budget back in early January with the finalization of the updated 10 year Capital Plan. Since then we’ve had dedicated sessions on new personnel requests, vehicle/equipment requests, capital planning and bonding strategies, revenue projections and several utility focused sessions. All this cumulated in a May 5 budget presentation which you can view here: https://play.champds.com/springhilltn/event/1220

If you’ve been paying attention to the process over the past several months, nothing about the budget this evening will be surprising. If you haven’t here are some highlights you might be interested in:
- BOMA will acknowledge the Comptroller supplied Certified Tax Rate as required and have first reading of the FY27 property tax rate. The rate is proposed to remain at $0.739 for the 5th year in a row.
- The budget as proposed is structurally balanced without the use of fund balance.
- A bit over 83% of all dollars will be going towards roads, utilities and public safety. This is a touch higher than in recent years but shouldn’t be a surprise given the sewer connection moratorium and need for utility related capital spending. I would expect some mid-year budget amendments to increase utility spending further.
- The sewer connection moratorium will further depress new development. Likewise, fees associated with new development (Impact fees, Adequate Facility Tax, etc) are projected to be over 60% lower than last year. YTD building permits are down 47% compared to this time last calendar year.
- With development related fees being lower, sales tax related revenues are expected to be around 43% of all general fund revenues. This is a bit higher than normal, and due to the depressed development related fees and not newly expected sales tax unfortunately.
- Construction funding for improvements to the Port Royal Rd and Buckner Ln intersection are included.
- The library, community services annex, Jim Warren Rd, Mahlon Moore/Battle Creek Way improvements are also included. Both pre-construction activity and construction.
- Increased property tax revenue is proposed to go primarily towards police positions ($827K), fire positions ($342K), the end of the SAFER grant ($200k) and the fire pumper truck purchase ($639K).

Also tonight, we’ll celebrate the graduation of the newest class from the Spring Hill Citizen’s Academy. Citizen’s Academy is an eight-week course that let’s Citizen’s get a closer look at the inner workings of City departments and facilities through presentations, hand-on experiences and open discussion. The class has been very popular, so be on the lookout to apply for the next class later this year. Tonight’s graduates will take the Citizen’s Academy alumni total to an even 100.

Full agenda and live stream here: https://play.champds.com/springhilltn/event/1226

05/26/2026

Compared to recent months, tonight’s non-voting Planning Commission work session is a busy agenda. However, majority of items have been previously seen and might not be very interesting.

Arbor Valley is back for a modification to Phase 7 and 8 of their project. This was previously seen in March and deferred. The next impact would be a reduction of 17 homes and some minor changes in layout.

After appearing as a concept plan last month, the Church of the Nativity is back with a site plan to expand their parking area and create a second access point using the driveway already installed on Buckner Ln. No additional square footage is being proposed.

The under construction Tennessee Orthopedic Alliance building on Reserve Blvd is requesting a site plan modification. The extension of Vanguard Drive will provide a second entrance to the building. Vanguard is being constructed by others and has been delayed as as a result of the sewer connection moratorium. Modification being requested would allow TOA to open without Vanguard being completed.

Spring Hill Pediatric Dentistry received site plan approval for an existing structure on Beechcroft Rd last winter. The existing lot was proposed to be split into two, and the Planning Commission gave the applicant six months to complete the lot split. That lot split will be on the agenda this evening.

Spring Hill’s Public Works department has some proposed text modifications to the Unified Development Code. The proposed changes would give homeowners additional flexibility in where fences can be installed on residential properties. The Planning Commission will make a recommendation on the proposed changes and BOMA will have the final say.

And lastly, we’re still in need of a new Planning Commissioner. If you’d like to be considered you can submit your interest here: https://forms.office.com/r/8ShppwpbXN

Full agenda and live stream available here: https://play.champds.com/springhilltn/event/1223

05/25/2026

On March 5, 1770 a sailor named Crispus Attucks was shot twice and killed by British soldiers.

Four other sailors were also fatally shot that day, and the event became known as the Boston Massacre.

Most historians recognize Attucks as the first miliary death as part of the American Revolution. Since Attucks, nearly 1.2 million Americans have lost their lives in defense of our country.

On this Memorial Day, take a moment to honor the courage, bravery and sacrifice that so many men and women have made for you, me and all of America.