Town of Collierville, Tennessee

Sunset on the Square Summer Concert Series

Every Thursday in June & July @ 7pm

Main Street Collierville will present this 17 year Collierville tradition. "We are delighted that our concert series has been selected as a Top 20 Event by the Southeast Tourism Society for 2008", stated Laura Todd, Executive Director of Main Street Collierville.

Main Street Collierville has planned and organized this event for 16 years and has been able to offer it to the public free of charge due to overwhelming support from community partners and the Town of Collierville. "First Tennessee is once again looking forward to being the Title Sponsor this year", said Tamara Swain, VP/Financial Center Manager of First Tennessee. "Our line up of entertainment this year is one of the best yet, and the Town Square will definitely be the place to be on Thursday evenings."

Contact Main Street Collierville, 853-1666, with questions. A full line up can be viewed here.

Collierville Fire Department Recognized

Members of the Fire Department were recognized recently at a Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting for their efforts in freeing a construction worker in Fayette County who was trapped in a trench that had caved in.

The firefighters are pictured with students from Collierville Middle School who were observing a Board Meeting.

Pictured from left to right: Lt. Joe Billings; FF Dennis Hunsucker;

Driver Herb Schocke; Lt. Tommy Kelley; FF Bobby Cannon;

FF Mike Bartlow; Fire Chief Jerry Crawford; Lt. Phillip Reaves and

Chief Mike Starrett.

Assistance to Firefighter Grant Received

When fire strikes, firefighters need to have complete confidence in their structural firefighting protective gear. Thanks to an "Assistance to Firefighter Grant" in the amount of $163,932 this will be accomplished. Our planned project goal is to have 100% of our responding firefighters with compliant structural firefighting protective clothing, which meet or exceed the latest safety standards of NFPA, OSHA and NIOSH.

Providing our responding firefighters will high performance structural firefighting protective clothing will not only bring us into full NFPA compliance, but will contribute in the advancement of protecting our firefighters in performing their jobs in a safe and effective manner and will assist us in protecting our critical infrastructure. "The additional required safety features will greatly enhance the safety of our responding firefighters", said Mark King, Chief of Administration. "It will positively impact our ability, within daily operations to protect life and property.

The grant request was for the following:

Fire Fighting Helmets
Turnout Coats
Turnout Pants
Fire Fighting Gloves
Fire Fighting Hoods
Fire Fighting Boots
Flashlights

Traffic Control Cameras Coming to Collierville

A series of cameras are being installed throughout Collierville under a county wide project known as CMAQ, Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality. The cameras will be used to manage traffic flow within Collierville, and reduce pollution through less idling at intersections and more coordinated traffic patterns.

Through a computer program the cameras can detect when vehicles are approaching an intersection and can make adjustments to traffic signal timings and patterns to achieve an efficient traffic pattern. The cameras are connected through a fiber optic system that has already been installed along Poplar.

Most of the major intersections along Poplar will have the cameras as well as Bailey Station at Winchester. The Town's Engineering department will be able to monitor the feeds from Town Hall and could under certain circumstances, such as a natural disaster, alter the signal timings.

"This system will help manage traffic flow in Collierville more efficiently, and contribute to reducing air pollution in the Memphis Metropolitan area," said Matt Thomson, Town Engineer. "The cameras do not have any capacity to be used as law enforcement tools and therefore are limited only to improving traffic flow."

The project is being implemented at no costs to Collierville residents and should be completed within the next few months.

Main Street Collierville Receives National Main Street Accreditation

The efforts of Main Street Collierville over the past year has earned it recognition for commercial district revitalization. Main Street Collierville joins 625 other Main Street programs nationally recognized as 2006 Accredited National Main Street programs. It is only 1 of 15 Main Street programs certified in the state of Tennessee. Click here to read the complete article on this accreditation.

Make Collierville Home

Collierville is one of the choice places to live in the Memphis area. We are only 30 minutes from downtown Memphis. Many of our residents don't mind making that commute because of the quality of life we have here. Our town has attracted businesses such as FedEx's World Tech Center to locate here.

One of the major points of interest in Collierville is the Town Square. Established originally around the Town Square, Collierville has grown from that "heart." The Town Square gives the community a small-town ambience that cannot be found anywhere else in Shelby County. The square is surrounded by local businesses. This small town atmosphere is one of the reasons for the explosive growth.

Town planners have done an excellent job balancing the growth while maintaining the community atmosphere. Collierville has positioned itself for growth through the planning of its infrastructure, but much has also been done to preserve the history of this great community.

If unrivaled quality of life and hometown atmosphere that's close to big city amenities is what you are looking for, Collierville has a place for you. Come and be a part of the history of this wonderful town.

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