Renraw Community Association
In March, 2002 a small group of neighbors got together to talk about and plan ways to improve their neighborhood in response to concerns about neighborhood issues and conditions including declining property values, codes violations, crime, traffic, absentee landlords and the increase in rental property in the neighborhood.
The name Renraw comes from the Percy Warner Mansion that is located in the neighborhood and serves as the administration building on the campus of the Nashville Auto Diesel College. The rather unusual name is actually Warner spelled backwards.
The boundaries of the Community Association are Carolyn Avenue (North), Inga Street (West), Strouse Avenue (South) and Gallatin Road (East). The area includes several neighborhood subdivisions including the Renraw subdivision, the Irvington subdivision, and the Springdale subdivision. Many of the homes in the area were built in the late 1930’s and early 1940’s and include a variety of styles. Besides encompassing the location of the Percy Warner mansion – Renraw. The neighborhood was also home to Richard “Pek” Gunn, Tennessee Poet Laureate.
The goals of the Renraw Community Association are to Network with all neighbors; Develop neighborhood involvement and awareness; keep the neighborhood safe from crime whether vice, drugs, property crimes and traffic; communicate and educate residents about issues and concerns; monitor compliance with Metro codes and report codes violations; maintain contact with and open channels of communication with organizations in our neighborhood and with Nashville city officials.
Since the start of the community association the group has successfully completed several projects including receipt of a grant from the Mayors Office of Neighborhoods and the Nashville Cool project. The first social event for the association was held last fall, 2002 and in April, 2003 the association worked together to have a successful “Clean-up Day” for the neighborhood. The group also successfully blocked a zoning change in the neighborhood that would have increased the number of renters in the area surrounding Strouse Avenue.
The Renraw Community Association meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM. The meeting location is the Church of God of Prophecy located at 903 Strouse Avenue. The meetings usually include a program or speaker and then a short business meeting. Previous speakers have included representatives from Metro Codes, Zone officers from the Metro Police Department, Metro Planning Department, Representatives from the Nashville Auto Diesel College, and local realtors speaking on neighborhood issues.
For more information about the Renraw Community Association you can contact renrawcommunity@hotmail.com
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