Bright & Early: So It’s Monday Again Edition
Good morning, Nashville. With all the convention center attention focused on contracts spiraling out of control, we’d almost forgotten about the businesses that are being bumped out of the way to make room for the construction. Metro has been making offers based on property assessments to Rocketown, Nashville Autohaus, Christie’s Cabaret, and the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum among others, but no one seems too pleased with the deals that have been proposed. Business owners insist they’re being low-balled by Metro and won’t give in until they receive some more reasonable offers.
- Fatal crash overnight. I-24 and I-440 are both back open after a car flew off of the 440 ramp and landed five stories below on I-24. The driver, a male in his 20s, was killed instantly and his identity has not yet been released.
- Non-discrimination debate. The Metro Council is still kicking around the idea of adopting a broader non-discrimination ordinance that would ideally extend protection to all employees who face discrimination for “non-merit factors” rather than singling out sexual orientation and gender identity. Previously, Metro’s legal council has stated that the broader bill was too vague and wouldn’t actually protect anyone.
- Bits & pieces. The nine-member Convention Center Authority is getting closer and closer to actually happening … The TVA will soon open its planning meetings to the public … Looking like it’s going to be a wet week … The Tennessean gives a recap of the school rezoning drama.
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