Good morning, Nashville. The Metro Council meeting got a little heated last night as several controversial issues came to a vote. After an emotional debate, the non-discrimination ordinance passed it’s second reading. The council was split evenly down the middle on the issue of guns in parks, forcing Vice Mayor Diane Neighbors to cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of the ban. They were also scheduled to vote on the creation of a convention center authority, but many council members felt the vote was too rushed and they hadn’t had time to explore how the board would affect the convention center project. Consequently, they put off the vote for another two weeks.
- East Nashville rises up. East Nashville is getting closer and closer to giving District 5 councilwoman Pam Murray the proverbial boot. Residents complaining that she lives in Detroit for most of the year and are trying to force a recall to elect another council representative.
- Out with the old. Former Sen. Bill Frist did his part to go green by swapping out his 18-year old Suburban for a shiny new Prius with help from the Cash for Clunkers program last weekend.
- Bits & pieces. Police found a stash of stolen swords and ipods (great combination, right?) underneath a Maury County man’s house … A Metro charter school is so hard up for bus drivers that some kids weren’t dropped off at home until after 9pm on Friday night because drivers had to cover multiple routes … Councilman Eric Crafton has proposed an earth-shattering idea that involves getting taxpayer input before moving forward on the proposed new convention center … The NAACP is still wary of the school rezoning that many folks accused of racially segregating Metro students last year.
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