It’s increasingly clear that the Metro Council will consider raising Nashville’s property tax this year.
Nashville Scraps More Frequent Curbside Recycling Amid Tight Budget
Another budget line is being squeezed as the city of Nashville works through a cash crunch.
Policy Tracker: Budget Crisis Looms Over Nashville’s Mayor
Nashville’s mayor has had his hands full with an emergency budget shortfall, and the situation has slowed some of the progress that John Cooper had started to make toward his campaign promises.
Nashville Tourism Dollars Are Helping This Year’s Budget, But A Battle Is Brewing
One of the last-minute surprises that’s filling Metro’s budget gap this year is a payment of $3.6 million from the city’s tourism agency.
Ripple Effect Follows Loss Of Nashville Housing Grants
The clearest loser in Metro’s emergency budget plan is the Barnes Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Some nonprofit developers were surprised to learn this month that they would not be receiving anticipated grants worth up to $2 million this year.
Nashville’s Emergency Budget Approved, But There Are Tougher Decisions To Come
The city of Nashville has found a way to balance its budget, averting the remote possibility of a takeover by state finance officials. Yet even as the “good news” was relayed Wednesday to the Metro Council, the city’s finance director warned of even bigger financial “mountains” to climb.
Nashville Mayor Assures Anxious Teachers They Will Get Raises In January
Cooper held a press conference this morning to announce that he will go forward with cost-of-living adjustments scheduled for January. Those were first laid out by then-Mayor David Briley this summer.
The ‘Mess’ Of Metro Finances Has Tennessee Comptroller Demanding Budget Fixes
The city of Nashville is on a path to go broke next year. That’s the unmistakably dire message sent to the Metro Council and other city officials on Tuesday night by Tennessee Comptroller Justin Wilson.
Lingering Metro Budget Hole Could Mean More Cuts To Departments
Listen Some highly unpopular cuts could be on the horizon for the Metro government, as a letter from the finance director says the city is examining a potential funding hole of $41 million.
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