Metro Council Authorizes Eminent-Domain Effort Near Nashville Zoo
The Metro Council voted 27-5 to let Nashville negotiate or pursue eminent domain over a 23-acre site planned for a DC Blox data-center campus.
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Nashville Moves to Acquire Zoo-Area Site Targeted for Data Center
The Metro Council authorized eminent domain proceedings for a 23-acre property beside Nashville Zoo, where DC Blox proposed a data-center campus.
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Nashville Council Approves More Police Patrols on WeGo Transit
Nashville’s Metro Council approved an agreement to increase police presence on WeGo, with transit security backed by $3.5 million in FY2026 funding.
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Nashville council weighs tax-code changes tied to $300 million East Bank funding plan
Metro Council is scheduled to consider BL2026-1493 on August 4, a tax-code measure tied to Tennessee law that would establish Nashville’s local framework for directing about $300 million in accumulated convention-center excess revenue toward East Bank infrastructure.
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Nashville council proposal would ban right turns on red in Urban Services District
Metro Council Bill BL2026-1497 would require no-turn-on-red signs at signalized intersections in Nashville’s Urban Services District if approved, but the proposal is not yet law.
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Nashville council member files proposal to restrict most right turns on red
Metro Councilmember Sandra Sepulveda has filed legislation that would prohibit right turns on red at most Nashville intersections. The measure requires further Metro Council action before any restriction could take effect.
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Metro Council sets Aug. 4 vote on Auditorium Commission vacancies as East Bank funding work continues
Nashville’s Metro Council is scheduled to elect members for two Auditorium Commission vacancies on Aug. 4. Separately, officials have given the council’s East Bank committee estimated costs for five projects that could use former convention-hall funds.
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Nashville data-center rules pass as DC BLOX questions remain
Metro Council approved Nashville’s data-center zoning framework and a temporary permit moratorium, but DC BLOX’s status and power plans remain unsettled.
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O’Connell files 4 Metro measures for July 21 vote: Music City Center, opioids, diapers
Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s office filed four Metro items July 15 for the July 21, 2026, 6:30 p.m. Council agenda—Music City Center, opioid education, diapers.
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Nashville data center moratorium & zoning rules: ticketed hearing Tuesday
Metro Council used ticketed signups for July 7 data-center public hearings. Here’s what BL2026-1448 and BL2026-1391 do—and how to speak.
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Metro and MNAA push court fight over TN law changing airport board
Tennessee’s MNAA Change in Ownership and Governance Act takes effect July 1, 2026. Metro Council and MNAA say they’re challenging the takeover in court.
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Nashville Council set for July 7 hearing on data-center rules and moratorium
Metro Council will hear two data-center bills Tuesday, while the mayor’s separate condemnation move near the Nashville Zoo adds another layer to the dispute.
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Nashville adopts FY2027 budget, with grocery-tax cut set for fall
Nashville TN – Metro Council has approved FY2027, a $3.85 billion operating budget that begins July 1, adds housing funding, and puts the grocery-tax reduction on a fall timeline.
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O’Connell administration reportedly seeks eminent domain to stop Nashville Zoo-adjacent data center
Nashville TN – Axios reports Mayor Freddie O’Connell wants condemnation power against a Zoo-adjacent DC Blox site, as a data-center moratorium heads to a July 7 hearing.
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Nashville moves to regulate large data centers before more projects advance
Nashville’s Mayor Freddie O’Connell signed EO 59 to support a temporary data-center moratorium while Metro Planning drafts new power, water, and noise rules.
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Nashville approves East Bend rezoning for former PSC Metals scrapyard
Nashville TN – Metro Council and Mayor Freddie O’Connell have made East Bend zoning official, setting rules for redevelopment on the former PSC Metals scrapyard.
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Nashville council faces final East Bend scrapyard vote as 41-acre East Bank rezoning reaches decision day
Nashville TN – Metro Council is set to vote on East Bend zoning changes April 21, a decision that could reshape a 40.96-acre East Bank scrapyard site.
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Nashville’s child care and affordable housing permit push is moving again — what it could change
Nashville TN – Metro is weighing a permit-priority system for affordable housing and child care projects, plus zoning updates for day care uses.
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Nashville moves to speed up day care openings as Metro takes up permit fast-tracking
Nashville TN – Metro Council is weighing a permit-priority bill for day care projects on April 7, while a broader zoning rewrite stays on a later track.
