It's only money: $1.3 million to remodel the Mayor's office!

In case you missed it in the The Tennessean yesterday, Mayor Barry has had the mayor's office remodeled.  I know everything wears out and furniture has to be reupholstered, cleaned or replaced from time to time, and ever so often things need a new coat of paint. Now, I don't want the mayor's office to look shabby.  When out of town business people or dignitaries visit our city, I don't want the mayor to feel embarrassed, but $1,300,000.00!  That is lot of nice carpet, and new lamps! How many units of affordable housing could that have bought?  From what I see in the pictures, I don't even like it.

Mayor Megan Barry's office gets $1.3M renovation

Furniture is contemporary. Lighting is brighter. And offices of aides now have sliding glass doors that let visitors walking through see government in action.

In a facelift billed as a shift to a "more modern, open and transparent working environment,.....(link)

To get a feel of what you can buy for $1.3 million dollars in Nashville, here are a couple homes in that price range.

$1,295,000

406 Westview Ave Nashville, TN 37205

• Single-Family Home
• 3 Bedrooms
• 3 full, 1 partial Bathrooms
• 4,640 sqft
• $279/sqft
• Lot size: 1.74 acres

$1,345,000

5742 Laura Hill Dr Nashville, TN 37215

• Single-Family Home
• 3 Bedrooms
• 3 full, 1 partial Bathrooms
• 3,987 sqft
• $337/sqft
• Lot size: 4.04 acres