COMPLETE Y Fifteen miles southeast of Nashville, a transformation is underway. Once a quiet bedroom community, La Vergne now hums with construction activity as new neighborhoods rise, and retail centers take shape. This northern Rutherford County city, relatively unknown to many Tennesseans just two decades ago, has quietly become one of the state’s fastest-growing municipalities, adding over 19,000 residents since 2000 and stretching the seams of its 25-square-mile footprint. “We’re definitely growing,” says Mayor Jason Cole.“Within just three miles of HOW SMART PLANNING AND STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT ARE TRANSFORMING THIS TENNESSEE CITY 128 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 06
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