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Metro Government

Groups Beg Metro Council To Raise Taxes To Fund Raises For Teachers And City Employees

Tony Gonzalez

June 6, 2018

Listen Some Nashvillians are asking — with gusto — for the Metro Council to increase Davidson County’s property tax as a way to fund pay increases for city employees.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Metro budget, Metro Government

Runoff Will Decide Next Metro Council District 1 Representative

Tony Gonzalez

May 25, 2018

Listen There will be one runoff election next month in Nashville: Residents of Metro Council District 1 will go to the polls one more time to choose a representative after the five-person race in northwest Davidson County did not yield a winner on Thursday night.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: elections 2018, Metro Government

It’s Déjà Vu: A Nashville District Must Choose 4th Council Rep In As Many Years

Tony Gonzalez

May 22, 2018

Listen In addition to the Nashville mayor’s race, there’s one other crowded competition in the special election this week. Metro Council District 1 must again choose a new representative, the fourth council person in as many years in an area longing for stability.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: elections 2018, Metro Government

One Of The Metro Council’s Few Conservatives Rises To Vice Mayor Role

Tony Gonzalez

March 8, 2018

Listen In the shakeup at Nashville’s City Hall, the succession includes the naming of Sheri Weiner as the new vice mayor. As a Bellevue councilwoman since 2011, she’s considered one of the few conservatives on the council, and hasn’t been afraid to ask tough questions of Metro departments.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Government, Sheri Weiner

Metro’s Special Committee Votes To Hire Outside Lawyer To Help With Barry Ethics Investigation

Julieta Martinelli

February 16, 2018

Metro Council Nashville

  Listen The first order of business for Metro Council’s special committee will be to hire an outside lawyer that will work with the city’s auditing team, the committee decided Thursday. That person will help determine if Mayor Megan Barry violated ethics rules during her extramarital relationship with Sgt. Rob Forrest, the former head of […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Megan Barry, Metro Government

Nashville To Phase Out Some Short-Term Rentals, Decisively Ending Its Yearlong Battle

Tony Gonzalez

January 24, 2018

Listen Given several options, Nashville’s council on Tuesday chose a more aggressive approach to reducing — but not completely banning — short-term home rentals.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Government, short term rental properties

Metro Council Moves to Ban Decorative Rope Lighting On Major Roads

Chris St. Clair

November 20, 2017

Listen Rope lights line the windows of gas stations and minimarkets throughout Nashville— but one Metro Councilwoman wants them taken down, and says they could distract drivers. A bill to ban the decorations is inching closer to approval.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Government, News

Metro Council Seeks Better Public Comment Format

Tony Gonzalez

July 25, 2017

Listen A series of listening sessions are underway around Davidson County with the mission of making Metro Council business more transparent — receiving public input on the best ways to receive public input.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: David Briley, Metro Government

Nashville Vice Mayor Lays Out 40-Word Mission for Metro Council

Tony Gonzalez

September 25, 2015

Listen Newly elected Nashville Vice Mayor David Briley was also sworn in today, along with the 40-member Metro Council that he will lead.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: David Briley, Metro Government

Mayor Asks Council to Approve Buyout Plan

Nina Cardona

November 9, 2012

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean wants to create a voluntary buyout program for Metro workers.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Karl Dean, Metro Civil Service Commission, Metro Government, Metro Government

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