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Residential Construction Is Booming In Nolensville
Chuck Fann is chairman of the Nolensville Chamber of Commerce, an affiliate of the Williamson County-Franklin Chamber of Commerce.
The blueprint for growth in Nolensville – at least for now – is in the home construction industry.
The town of 2‚500 residents is about to go through a growth spurt‚ with seven subdivisions currently under construction. Most homes will be priced in the $300‚000 to $650‚000 range‚ according to Chuck Fann‚ president of the Nolensville Chamber of Commerce.
“Besides the seven subdivisions‚ there are a couple more in the planning stage‚” he says. “We have a group of town officials who are managing the growth well‚ and Nolensville is an attractive place to live. I’ve been here since 1956‚ and I love it here.”
But while residential construction is booming‚ that isn’t the case with commercial sites. The main reason: not enough available space.
“Commercial space is at a premium around here – that’s just the way it is‚” Fann says. “We had a small setback this year with our Piggly Wiggly grocery store closing‚ but that was because a Kroger and a Publix store opened just over the line in Davidson County‚ which is only one-and-a-half miles from Nolensville. But while losing Piggly Wiggly was unfortunate‚ it has created an open commercial store space for another potential tenant.”
Fann says he hopes a couple of medium-sized businesses will open up to accommodate the new subdivisions‚ and plans are already in place to develop some commercial space in the Bent Creek subdivision on the west side of Nolensville.
“Honestly‚ having more commercial space really isn’t a major headache to Nolensville – we are primarily a residential community‚” he says. “Instead‚ we are focusing our attention on continued construction of a new Nolensville Elementary School that is being built to replace the existing one. At that point‚ we will use the vacated old school for possibly a town hall‚ a new recreation center or even another functioning school. We might need another school with all the subdivision development occurring.”
One thing that hasn’t changed about Nolensville is its annual Broken Wheel Festival‚ which takes place each year at the existing Nolensville Recreation Center.
“We have live music‚ attractions and food booths all day for our citizens‚” Fann says. “It’s a nice event for the business community and chamber to sponsor.”
As for the chamber itself‚ there are now 42 members.
“A big benefit to being a Nolensville member is that you also gain membership into the Williamson County-Franklin chamber and can attend all their functions‚” Fann says.
“Needless to say‚ networking with their 2‚000 chamber members is a great perk for any business owner.”
Story by Kevin Litwin
Photo by Brian McCord
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