Stephen Elliott

Nashville

Reporter for Nashville Banner | Formerly of Nashville Post, Nashville Scene, Telluride Daily Planet | [email protected] | stephen.81 on Signal

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Metro Council to Vote on Rivergate Mall Plan

2 weeks ago | nashvillebanner.com | Stephen Elliott

RS2025-1187: The council again will consider two requests (see also RS2025-1188) from the U.S. military to conduct training exercises at a closed, city-owned nursing home on County Hospital Road. The requests were deferred at the last meeting at the request of district Councilmember Joy Kimbrough, who raised similar notice and noise concerns about another round of military training there last year.
AmeriCorps Funding Cuts Hurt Nashville Nonprofits Staffing

2 weeks ago | nashvillebanner.com | Stephen Elliott

When local nonprofit organizations were informed late last month that the funding for their AmeriCorps volunteers had been cut by the Trump administration at the behest of billionaire Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative, few were truly surprised, as other cuts around the country had foreshadowed the action. They were, however, taken aback by its abruptness.
Metro Council demands action following immigration arrests

1 month ago | nashvillebanner.com | Stephen Elliott

Mayor’s office and Metro Nashville Police Department officials sought Wednesday to further distance city law enforcement from the spate of immigration arrests made by federal and state authorities in Nashville this week. Metro Legal Director Wally Dietz provided an update to Metro councilmembers describing how MNPD learned of the arrests, which began late Saturday.
Metro council agenda: Surveillance tech, zoning, and housing

1 month ago | nashvillebanner.com | Stephen Elliott

A lengthy public hearing agenda will keep councilmembers busy at their first meeting of May on Tuesday. Here’s our rundown of the meeting’s agenda:RS2025-1173: City law requires the adoption of any new surveillance technology to include a public hearing, and the council will hold public hearings for surveillance tech sought by Metro’s Department of Transportation and Department of Water and Sewerage Services (see also: resolutions 1174, 1175 and 1176).
Local officials seek answers over immigration arrests in Nashville

1 month ago | nashvillebanner.com | Stephen Elliott

Irate local officials are seeking answers from state, federal and Metro agencies in the wake of joint federal-state immigration arrests over the weekend. Mayor Freddie O’Connell on Monday accused federal and state authorities of targeting the city’s Hispanic neighborhoods under the pretext of traffic safety and “gang” activity. Tennessee Highway Patrol, in conjunction with federal immigration authorities, made about 150 stops in the South Nashville area early Sunday morning.
O'Connell presents budget with increased property taxes

1 month ago | nashvillebanner.com | Stephen Elliott

Mayor Freddie O’Connell painted an optimistic picture of the city at his annual State of Metro address Thursday at the downtown branch of the Nashville Public Library. He cited reduced crime, improved educational outcomes and the success of his dedicated transit funding initiative, which is currently being implemented.
Metro Council's Women's Caucus seeks answers on 911 dispatch service

1 month ago | nashvillebanner.com | Stephen Elliott

Some members of the Metro Council’s Women’s Caucus are pushing for answers about the management of the Metro Department of Emergency Communications, which runs the city’s 911 and dispatch service. The caucus heard from current 911 dispatchers at a February meeting. The employees described a culture of intimidation and inconsistent management at the office, led by director Stephen Martini since 2020.
Court affirms Metro Nashville’s control over airport authority

1 month ago | nashvillepost.com | Stephen Elliott |Nashville Banner

The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled unanimously on Monday that the Tennessee legislature’s push to take over the Metro Nashville Airport Authority was unconstitutional because it singled out Nashville and violated the state constitution’s Home Rule Amendment. The court’s decision was not final and included some daylight for the state to continue the litigation. But Metro Nashville is tallying another win.
Tennessee appeals court rules against airport authority takeover

1 month ago | nashvillebanner.com | Stephen Elliott

The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled unanimously on Monday that the Tennessee legislature’s push to take over the Metro Nashville Airport Authority was unconstitutional because it singled out Nashville and violated the state constitution’s Home Rule Amendment. The court’s decision was not final and included some daylight for the state to continue the litigation. But Metro Nashville is tallying another win.
Nashville property reappraisal values pending

1 month ago | nashvillebanner.com | Stephen Elliott

Some attentive Nashvillians were taken by surprise this week when they checked their property values on the county’s Parcel Viewer site. Though results of the quadrennial countywide property reappraisal process have not been formally released, new values were showing up online with significant but mostly expected increases registered for residential and commercial properties.

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