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In 2023, the state government enacted a law reducing the size of the Metro Council from 40 members to 20. [5] The move was widely opposed by Nashville residents and leaders. In April 2023, a court issued an injunction against the change, indicating that it unconstitutionally changed election procedures during the campaign. [6]
Davidson County is the oldest county in the 41-county region of Middle Tennessee.It dates to 1783, shortly after the end of the American Revolution, when the North Carolina legislature created the county and named it in honor of William Lee Davidson, [4] a North Carolina general who was killed opposing the crossing of the Catawba River by General Cornwallis's British forces on February 1, 1781.
In 1963, Nashville consolidated its government with Davidson County, forming a metropolitan government. The membership on the Metro Council, the legislative body, was increased from 21 to 40 seats. Of these, five members are elected at-large and 35 are elected from single-member districts, each to serve a term of four years. [58]
Herbert, an attorney and former Metro zoning administrator, previously helmed the Codes department from 2018 to 2022, when he and then-deputy codes director Emily Lamb left Metro to join law firm ...
After the Nov. 5 election passes, regardless of whether the transit plan passes or not, expect Nashville city officials to try to seek a property tax increase.. In 2020, the property tax rate rose ...
Metro Council on Tuesday passed a resolution asking the airport authority and Nashville's codes department to provide written notice before taking action to demolish, relocate or permanently alter ...
Because Nashville and Davidson County share a consolidated metropolitan government, the parts of these cities that fall within Davidson County are considered part of Nashville, although they still retain their own municipal governments. The cities that are a part of Nashville-Davidson County, but are excluded from the balance are: Belle Meade
A panel of three Tennessee judges ousted the new state-appointed Metro Nashville Airport Authority board Tuesday in a win for the city's legal battle to retain local control.