ORDINANCE NO. BL2010-817

An ordinance naming the bridge on Old Harding Pike over the Harpeth River in honor and memory of Joseph & Bessie Formosa and Mary Jane McCormac.

WHEREAS, the Bellevue area of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County was hit especially hard by the May 2010 flood; and

WHEREAS, three Bellevue residents, Joseph & Bessie Formosa and Mary Jane McCormac, lost their lives during the flood; and

WHEREAS, Section 13.26.010 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws provides that no building or structure of the Metropolitan Government may be named except pursuant to an ordinance duly adopted by the Metropolitan County Council; and

WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that the bridge on Old Harding Pike over the Harpeth River be named the “Formosa/McCormac Memorial Bridge”.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. That the bridge on Old Harding Pike over the Harpeth River, as shown on the sketch attached hereto and incorporated herein as “Exhibit A”, is hereby named the “Formosa/McCormac Memorial Bridge”.

Section2. That the Department of Public Works is directed to erect the proper signage designating the bridge on Old Harding Pike over the Harpeth River as “Formosa/McCormac Memorial Bridge”.

Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored by: Charlie Tygard, Eric Crafton, Duane Dominy

Attachment(s) on file in the Metropolitan Clerk's Office

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Introduced:	December 7, 2010
Passed First Reading:	December 7, 2010
Referred to:	Public Works Committee Planning & Zoning Committee
Passed Second Reading:	December 21, 2010
Passed Third Reading:	January 18, 2011
Approved:	January 19, 2011
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