Business View Civil and Municipal | March 2021

123 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL MARCH 2021 LA VERGNE , TENNESSEE compete, is it obvious that we will compete for residents, industry, and commercial business, so it’s important to plan for the future.” Water management is a vital infrastructure component. In that regard, Inframark and the City of La Vergne work together to identify improvements to the water treatment facility. A recent example is the Filter Rehabilitation Project that is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2021. Inframark has a strong relationship with the La Vergne Public Works department to assure water system integrity and the reliability of the city’s valuable assets. La Vergne is home to the largest subdivision in the state, and possibly the country, Lake Forest Estates. It is adding new homes all the time and creating new subdivisions with townhomes, single family homes, and villas. One development that is already underway is slated for 600 homes on 200 acres. The city was ranked number one by Homes.org for the most affordable place to live in Tennessee in 2020. Broeker reflects, “At one time we might have been a rural community and we might have grown to a bedroom community, but now there are so many more amenities and what we’re trying to do with our vision is make it great for people to come live here, to work here, and pretty much do everything within a very short radius of their home.” The safety of citizens is uppermost in the minds of city officials. They are in the process of adding two new fire stations to ensure the community is protected. One station will go on Lake Road and the other will be more centrally located. After many years of trying from different administrations, Cole was successful in getting a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant to construct a tornado safe room in the middle of town next to the seniors’ center. It will be used as a community