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TennesseanBroadsheet Master TennesseanBroadsheet Master 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 5 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 5 TennesseanBroadsheet Master TennesseanBroadsheet Master 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 LOCAL NEWS 6B Sunday, April 16, 2006 THE TENNESSEAN www.tennessean.com 6B Travel forecast -sunny pc -partly cloudy -cloudy sh -showers -rain -thunderstorms sf -snow flurries sn -snow i -ice TodayMon.Tues. National TodayMon.Tues. Normal range, today Record high, today ......88 in 1955 Record low, today ........28 in 1988 High one year ago ....................77 Low one year ago .....................44 24 hours ending 5 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Deficit for month Year to date Normal year to date Deficit for year Last New First Full Apr 20 Apr 27May 5May 13 Temperatures Precipitation Moonrise today ............10:50 p.m. Moonset today ..............7:36 a.m.

Local weather conditions updated hourly at tennessean.com Tennessee lake levels Old Hickory 444.75 ft SSW 10-20 mph Percy Priest 490.40 ft 10-20 mph Center Hill 645.40 ft 10-20 mph Lake Barkley 358.75 ft SSW 10-20 mph Cordell Hull 502.30 ft SSW 10-20 mph Ky. Lake 358.62 ft SSW 10-20 mph LakeLevelWinds Atlantic Charleston, S.C.92/63s90/53t71/49pc Fort Kansas Las Little Los New New Oklahoma Panama Portland, Portland, Ore.52/40sh56/40pc62/44pc St. Salt Lake San San San San D.C.70/49t60/46r66/48s W. Palm As of 7 a.m. yesterday LakeLevelWinds WINDY MILD HOT NICE DRY STEAMY San FranciscoSan Francisco SeattleSeattle Los AngelesLos Angeles DenverDenver El PasoEl Paso BillingsBillings MinneapolisMinneapolis Kansas CityKansas City HoustonHouston AtlantaAtlanta MiamiMiami WashingtonWashington New YorkNew York DetroitDetroit ChicagoChicago San Francisco Seattle Los Angeles Denver El Paso Billings Minneapolis Kansas City Houston Atlanta Miami Washington New York Detroit Chicago -10s-0s0s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s100s110s Showers T-storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice Cold Warm Stationary Fronts Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation.

Temperature bands are highs for the day. Forecast temperatures are given for selected cities. Sunday, April 16, 2006 National forecast MONTUEWEDTHUFRI 10 a.m. Noon 5 p.m. 10 p.m.

Wind Today A t-storm, 74 SW at 10-20 mph Cloudy, 80 Partly sunny, 79 Some sun, 73 Across Tennessee high low Memphis Nashville Clarksville Chattanooga Knoxville Bristol 5-day forecast Some sun returning Partly cloudy Partly cloudy chance of storms chance of storms Wind: NW at 7-14 mph Wind: SE at 8-16 mph Wind: SE at 8-16 mph Wind: at 7-14 mph Wind: at 8-16 mph Sunrise today ......6:13 a.m. Sunset today .......7:22 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6:12 a.m. AccuWeather Forecasts and graphics, with the exception of the Channel 5 6-day forecast, provided by Nashville today 62 An indication of how it feels based on wind speed and actual temperature. Graph indicates lowest reading for the day.

Lowest 7 a.m. Cold index 8 a.m. noon 5 p.m. Barometer at 7 a.m. ........29.71 in.

Air Quality Index aqiforecast Main pollutant: Particulates Good Moderate Unhealthful Main allergen: Low Moderate High Allergy Index grass, maple Source: T.D.E.C. Source: Metropolitan Public Health Dept. of Nashville Source: Metro.Public Health Dept. of Nashville International Buenos Hong Mexico New Rio de St. St.

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at-large members who stepped up have done admirable jobs to Gentry said. I say the loss has hurt those communities, but anytime you lose the person you voted for, it does have an Councilwoman Brenda Gilmore of Bordeaux said she had not heard any complaints about representation of the affected areas. The turnover comes as Mayor Bill Purcell is pursuing a popular vote to cut the size in half. Purcell has said the change would improve the efficiency without sacrificing representation. But some people say the longstanding composition, with 35 district representatives and five members at large, gives residents good access to government.

The formula has been compromised a bit during the current council term, which started in October 2003. Peter Heidenreich, a lobbyist and former Metro official who has been around the council since 1973, said he had never seen such turnover before elections. Heidenreich said the biggest difference in the operations comes in the nitty-gritty of turning bills into law. Though there 40 members right now, a majority to pass most legislation still requires 21 votes, and a two-thirds majority still takes 27 which is actually three-fourths of the current body. looking at a vote that requires two-thirds of the council, it makes a significant Heidenreich said.

used to have 13 votes you could play with. Now you have Buck Dozier, a councilman at large who is running for mayor, sponsored a video sign bill that got 26 votes in January, falling one vote short of the number it needed to override the Metro Planning objections. There were 38 council members at the time. Dozier recently revived the leg- islation, but then he deferred it indefinitely on April 4, when the council was down to 37 members and about to lose one more. Dozier said it was community and council concerns that inspired his decision rather than a worry about finding enough votes in an incomplete body.

when I bring it (back) to the floor, think about he added. Dozier, Gentry and others said term limits, which voters also approved in 1994, have affected the dynamics. Gentry, who also is running for mayor, said some members see the end of their two consecutive terms drawing near and be more ready to at other opportunities than they would be otherwise. The demands of the part-time, job attending meetings and events, answering phone calls and e-mails, trying to get answers for constituents, studying issues and battling for votes also can take their toll. just hard making that said Councilman Greg Adkins, a first-term member from Crieve Hall who works as a special assistant to the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

Heidenreich said the job can be filled with tension, trying patience. not a particularly rewarding experience a lot of the he said. Adkins said he enjoys the work, however, and plans to run for reelection next year. And Tommy Bradley, one of the council members who resigned, said he would have preferred to stay, but he if he wanted to take a court he now has with Metro. Gentry said the departures during this term were simply a product of unique circumstances.

One member died, and job openedup because of another death. Two other members discovered they pursue other interests as long as they remained on the council. Other departures could be coming down the pike. Councilwoman Amanda McClendon of Glencliff is running for a judgeship. If she wins, she would have to resign from the council.

Gilmore is running for office, too. seeking a seat in the state House. But she said do her best to juggle both offices, as well as her day job running Vanderbilt post office, until her council term ends in the fall of 2007. That would suit Gentry, who presides over the council and keeps looking out over empty seats. do think time for he said.

Michael Cass can be reached at 259-8838 or FROM PAGE 1B Council: Metro body shrinks on own GILMORE DOZIER ADKINS GENTRY.