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 heat services & advisories: what to do this week
NWS heat advisory is in effect for Davidson County from 10 a.m. Monday to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Here’s Metro’s heat-patrol and shelter guidance.
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Nashville data-center fight: Mayor’s order, zoning rules, and DC BLOX land deal
Metro Nashville wants new data-center zoning rules and a temporary permit moratorium. Here’s what BL2026-1391, BL2026-1448, and a zoo-adjacent DC BLOX closing mean nearby.
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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 General names Veronica Elders CEO amid deficit, 2027 lease end
Nashville General Hospital named Dr. Veronica Elders CEO June 25 after a national search, as the city’s public hospital reports a year-to-date deficit of $4.58 million and faces a 2027 lease end.
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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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Nolensville Pike all-access corridor enters project development in Nashville
Nashville TN – Metro has selected HDR to lead project development for the Nolensville Pike all-access corridor, starting a 2- to 3-year planning phase before engineering and construction.
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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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Nashville General Hospital names Dr. Veronica Elders as CEO amid budget strain
Nashville TN – WPLN reports the hospital board chose Dr. Veronica Elders, while Metro budget records show higher support, more staffing, and unresolved long-term questions.
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Davidson County appeal deadline (June 26, 4 p.m.) is past—what it means
Davidson County property owners missed the June 26, 2026, 4:00 PM deadline to schedule a formal MBOE appeal of assessed value/classification.
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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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Metro Council FY2027 budget: grocery tax cut, housing funds, school/service shifts
Metro Council passed Nashville’s FY2027 budget June 16. It cuts the grocery sales tax, boosts affordable housing/anti-displacement, and reshapes priorities for July 1.
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Nashville data center zoning heads to Metro Council July 7: buffers, noise, water
Metro Council will hold a July 7 public hearing on BL2026-1391, a substitute zoning plan adding buffer distances, closed-loop cooling, noise, and water checks.
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Nashville data center zoning proposals, moratorium headed to July 7 public hearing
Metro Council will hold a July 7 public hearing on data-center zoning rules and a temporary permit moratorium tied to Nov. 1, 2026 in Nashville.
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Nashville mayor ties affordability pitch to grocery tax cut, housing and transit
Mayor Freddie O’Connell is centering affordability in Nashville’s budget debate with a proposed grocery tax cut, housing spending and transit support.
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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.
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State Push to Shift Metro Elections, Transit Lanes Advance as Budget Talks Resume
Nashville, TN – April 3, 2026 – State lawmakers target Metro election timing as bus lanes advance and council prepares for key budget talks next week.
