Nashville Mayor Karl Dean is pressing pause on borrowing $200 million to shore up the city’s underfunded pension plan. But that doesn’t mean he agrees with experts in municipal finance who say the maneuver looks like an act of desperation.
Nashville Leaders To Extend Cash For Jobs To Small Businesses Too
Small businesses in Nashville will soon be eligible for cash payments in return for creating jobs, just like some big corporations get now. The incentive grants are set for final approval Tuesday night.
Nashville Home Studios Return To Legal Limbo
A months-long effort to legalize home music studios in Nashville has been put off indefinitely. The Metro Council deferred action on the ordinance Tuesday night.
Farmers’ Market, Municipal Auditorium To Lose Metro Subsidies
The Nashville Farmers’ Market, Municipal Auditorium and State Fair Grounds are being phased out of the city’s annual budget. They were completely left out of the mayor’s $1.8 billion spending plan.
Across the Board Cuts Ordered for Metro Budget Proposals
Another year, another budget, and another round of cuts in Nashville.
Long-Serving Metro Employees Hit Buyout Deadline
A few hundred Metro employees have already accepted retirement buyouts offered by Nashville Mayor Karl Dean to save money and reorganize some departments. The 2,600 people eligible have until Friday to accept the early retirement incentive.
Council Defers Rules Governing Home Studios
An effort to legalize home recording studios in Nashville was delayed Tuesday night by – of all people – the head of the local musicians union, bassist Dave Pomeroy.
Home Studio Exceptions Up for Public Debate
Musicians and their disapproving neighbors are set to duel over whether home studios should get more leeway in Nashville’s zoning laws. A bill in the Metro Council is up for a public hearing Tuesday night.
Mayor Asks Council to Approve Buyout Plan
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean wants to create a voluntary buyout program for Metro workers.
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