by Rod Williams, March 19, 2025- A bill moving Metro Historic Zoning Commission staff under the Planning Department's purview has earned final approval through the Metro Nashville Council. The bill keeps the Metro Historical Commission a separate entity and lets the Historic Zoning Commission retain its current voting powers and authority. Some council members have worried that delaying the bill could lead to state preemption, such as through a Tennessee bill limiting historic zoning commissions' authority in tourism development zones. For the Tennessean's coverage of this see Historic zoning reorganization clears final Nashville Council hurdle.
The Metro Nashville Council has granted final approval to a bill establishing guardrails for police surveillance camera networks. The bill isn't tied to a specific contract with a police surveillance company, which would need to go through a separate process for approval. The ordinance outlines where cameras that are part of “a community safety camera network that includes donor cameras” are allowed to be installed, who can access them and what they can be used for.
The vote for the bill was 28-7 vote, with District 32 Council Member Joy Styles abstaining. Council members Delishia Porterfield, Joy Kimbrough, Sean Parker, Emily Benedict, Terry Vo, Sandra Sepulveda and Antoinette Lee voted against the bill. Council members Zulfat Suara, Russ Bradford, Ginny Welsch and David Benton were absent.
For the Tennessean's coverage of this issue see Amid 'unprecedented times,' Nashville Council sets guardrails for police surveillance
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