Bright & Early: Good Ideas And Bad Ideas Edition
Good morning, Nashville. In the latest blow against the proposed convention center, members of the school board are worried about a new state law that would allow the new convention center authority to reroute some sales tax revenue intended for schools to pay for the project. Though convention center advocates have insisted several times that they won’t dip into Metro funds, many are concerned that the option is even available, especially given the poorly managed spending we’ve seen so far.
- Ousted. Some folks in East Nashville are so unhappy with their Metro councilwoman that they’re trying to get her removed from office. Councilwoman Pam Murray has admitted to spending a good part of her time in Detroit, though she’s still technically a resident of Nashville. Her constituents complain that she’s rarely in town and available for questions.
- More plans. Not everyone is thrilled about a new plan to revitalize the 10th Ave. South neighborhood. The plan would include a mixed-use development of restaurant, retail, and office space next to the Waverly School building.
- Bits & pieces. A mysterious mix-up caused one bus load of Metro students not to get home until 11:30pm on Friday … No, Congressman Cooper is not going to have any healthcare town hall meetings in the near future … An NES substation malfunction took out power for about 2,500 people yesterday afternoon … Starting yesterday, Southwest cut several flights out of Nashville and won’t be bringing them back until October.
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