Jim Forkum

Jim Forkum is a member of the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County for the 9th district. He is retired from working for State Farm Insurance. He is Chair of the Education Committee and a member of the Parks, Library, Recreation, and Public Entertainment Facility Committee and the Traffic and Parking Committee. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Belmont College in 1970.[1][2]

Political views

Jim Forkum sponsored a resolution that asked Metro Police to seek funding for surveillance equipment to catch people in the act of illegal dumping, which costs the state around $2 million annually.[3] He also sponsored a resolution that asks the Metro School board to aid in determine the feasibility of installing video cameras on the sides of school buses to aid in identifying drivers who don't stop while bus drivers are picking up children.[4]

Votes

He voted against canceling zoning in Percy Priest Lake, for Sylvan Park historic zoning, for Lower Broadway historic zoning, against a Westin Hotel on Lower Broadway, and for rezoning Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center.[5] On the third reading, he voted for the proposal for a new ballpark for the Nashville Sounds,[6] which included provisions for hotels, condos, shops and other businesses on the land adjacent to the stadium.[7]

References
  1. ""Nashville.gov - Metro Council - District 9 Representative Jim Forkum"". Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved September 10, 2007.
  2. ""Nashville.gov - Metro Council Committees"". Archived from the original on August 22, 2007. Retrieved September 10, 2007.
  3. Boerner, Craig (February 17, 2004). "Resolution aims to curb dumping". The Nashville City Post.
  4. Maynord, Amanda N. (February 17, 2004). "Council bus-camera idea needs school board input". The Nashville City Post.
  5. "City council votes". The Tennessean. June 5, 2007. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012.
  6. "Sounds proposal vote breakdown". The Nashville City Post. February 8, 2006. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  7. ""NewsChannel 5.com Nashville, Tennessee - Sounds Ballpark Proposal Up For Vote"". Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2007.
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