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Metro Council says it needs more time to set new districts

Cynthia Abrams

March 23, 2023

Nashville’s Metro Council is giving itself until April 4 to decide what to do about a new state law, slashing its body in half.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: metro, metro legal, Metro Planning Commission, Nashville Metro Council, state legislature, Tennessee General Assembly, tennessee state legislature

Vote approaching on Nashville’s new council and school board maps

Blaise Gainey

December 6, 2021

Proposal C for Nashville district maps

Residents in Nashville have a short window left to give their input on how they’d like Metro’s council and school districts broken up.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Planning Commission, Nashville Metro Council, redistricting

Nashville planners propose new city council districts, and they’re looking for feedback

Juliana Kim

October 15, 2021

Starting Friday, community members can share their input online or in-person. Public meetings are scheduled throughout the latter half of October, and virtual sessions can be conducted by appointment.

Filed Under: Education, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Planning Commission, redistricting

Long-Contested Whites Creek Development Proposal Defeated

Caroline Eggers

September 10, 2021

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A controversial proposal to build a 170-lot subdivision in a hilly, farm-adjacent area of Whites Creek was struck down by the Metro Planning Commission on Thursday — moving some residents, who have been fighting this development for years, to tears.

Filed Under: Environment, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: development, Metro Planning Commission, Whites Creek

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