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Colby Sledge

Nashville Council Blesses Mayor’s Transportation Plan, A First Step Toward Finding Grants To Fund It

Ambriehl Crutchfield

December 15, 2020

The pandemic cut Nashville’s bus ridership by half compared to last year. But Mayor John Cooper’s transportation plan is gaining momentum after the Metro Council voted to support his proposal.  

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: Colby Sledge, John Cooper, mass transit, Steve Bland, transportation

Metro Nashville Has $24M Left In CARES Act Relief, And Debates Underway About How To Use It

Ambriehl Crutchfield

November 6, 2020

Nashville Metro Council

Nashville has $24.8 million of unallocated federal CARES Act money.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: CARES Act, Colby Sledge, Courtney Johnston, Nashville Metro Council, Tonya Hancock

Still Tinkering 4 Years Later, Nashville’s Metro Council Further Restricts Short-Term Rentals

Tony Gonzalez

August 21, 2019

Listen Nashville is again tightening its rules on Airbnbs and other short-term rental properties. The Metro Council voted Tuesday to close what many saw as a final loophole that had allowed investors to get short-term rental permits within a particular type of residential zoning.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Burkley Allen, Colby Sledge

Edgehill Neighbors Divided Over A Plan To Curb Development

Meribah Knight

July 31, 2018

Listen Nashville’s historic Edgehill neighborhood is debating whether to apply a conservation overlay to a small portion of the community. And the plan has divided longtime residents over its effects on the neighborhood.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Colby Sledge, Freddie O'Connell

Nashville Already Anticipating An Even Tougher City Budget Next Year

Tony Gonzalez

June 22, 2018

Listen The slimmed-down Nashville city budget is locked in for next year, but council members are already warning about more severe cuts in the years to come. Some see a growing gap between all that the city needs to pay for, and having enough money to do so.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, Colby Sledge

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