Millions of stimulus dollars for area water projects
Posted on October 27, 2009 at 8:03 am
Officials in Nashville, Franklin and Dickson County can expect a stimulus check in the mail for water and wastewater system improvements. The total money being allocated to the three as part of the third round of Recovery Act spending is a shade under $14 million.
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Metro to build crime lab on Charlotte
Posted on September 25, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Nate Rau reports that Mayor Dean’s office will today put in motion plans to buy Bob Frensley’s former dealership at 5500 Charlotte for about $4 million and turn into into a Metro Police precinct and crime lab.
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NES accused of discrimination
Posted on September 11, 2009 at 7:11 am
Kyle Swenson writes about NES workers’ claims of a “systematic practices and pattern of racial discrimation.” In addition to damages, the suit wants Metro to set up a task force for equality and fairness.
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Metro pension managers consider hedge funds
Posted on August 26, 2009 at 7:29 am
The team overseeing Metro’s Employee Benefit Trust Fund will decide next month whether to devote up to $170 million of the money they manage to hedge funds. Chief Investment Officer Fadi BouSamra, who has been pushing to diversify the fund’s asset base since taking over two years ago, also has given a Vermont firm more money to manage and will next month launch the search for a new consultant.
SEE ALSO: Venture Nashville’s note on the state committing serious cash to private equity
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Making the case for starting on the Music City Center now
Posted on March 23, 2009 at 7:33 amRichard Lawson does so in today’ City Paper.
Videoconferencing hasn’t killed the industry as had been predicted at one point. People still like to meet face to-face when they can. Cities with a competitive edge will get the business.
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Council member wants stimulus cash for Hickory Hollow
Posted on March 18, 2009 at 2:58 pmSam Coleman says the struggling mall needs the money for an improvement district focused on public safety.
Coleman likened the Hickory Hollow situation to last year’s approval by the Dean administration of a tax-increment financing deal to improve Bellevue Center Mall.
“… Due to the economy, business owners simply do not have money to pay for the additional assessment that would be required to implement the Central Business Improvement District,” his letter stated.
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More worker training cash for Zeledyne
Posted on February 11, 2009 at 12:41 pmThe state is almost doubling the $100,000 grant it initially allocated to cross-train employees of the former Ford auto glass plant. Zeledyne in December furloughed 175 workers.
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Hospital Authority making cuts
Posted on February 4, 2009 at 7:44 amA budget deficit means officials are eliminating more than 30 jobs and phasing in a pay cut for remaining employees.
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Union pipes up in health care privatization talks
Posted on February 3, 2009 at 7:47 amThe Service Employees International Union says it is strongly opposed to moves to privatize Metro’s Bordeaux long-term care and Knowles assisted-living facilities.
“They’re really concerned because every year they hear talk, at budget time especially, and every year it seems like they hear it and it just goes away,” Collier said. “But it’s at a critical juncture where we can’t just let it lie.”
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Metro collects $162K in U.S. Airways bankruptcy
Posted on January 23, 2009 at 3:04 pmFrom NashvillePost.com legal newshound Tom Wood: Mayor Karl Dean yesterday signed off on a Council resolution authorizing the city to settle a bankruptcy claim with U.S. Airways for $162,224. The Council passed the resolution in its Tuesday meeting.
Metro Legal recommended settling utility tax claims brought against the airline in 2002 and 2004. The reason given in a Council analysis:
If Metro litigated the case further, we would be required to retain counsel in Virginia at our expense. If we prevailed, payment of Metro’s claims could be paid over a six year period from the assessment date. Given the uncertainty about whether the court would allow the 2004 claims and would modify the penalties and interest for the 2002 claims, the department of law believes it is in Metro’s best interest to accept the lump sum settlement.
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Spurring urban forestry
Posted on January 19, 2009 at 8:08 amNate Rau reports on a compromise bill that will require residential builders to plant a certain number of trees in their developments.
“I think it’s an unnecessary ordinance, but I think it’s the least obtrusive and it’s going to cost the city the least amount possible to enforce it,” Sheely said. “If we have to pass something, this has been the least obtrusive proposal so far.”
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