Nashville Yards, 15 acres/4 million sq. ft./ $1 billion, Phase I: Grand Hyatt Hotel (25 stories), Phase II: Amazon (26 & 22 stories), Phase III: AEG District (4 K theater, 34 & 35 story apts); Phase IV: Pinnacle Tower (35 stories), Amazon 3 (43)

[Native]

I don't know much about mayors and digital signs, but this is how the Amazon tower looked today from the construction entrance on Ninth Avenue North.

[nashvylle]

Are there workers onsite or is it a total standstill? 

[smeagolsfree]

7 hours ago, downtownresident said:

It’s governed by section 15 of the Metro Charter: 

Sec. 15.05. Ouster of metropolitan officers.
The mayor, vice-mayor, members of the council, and every member of a metropolitan board or commission appointed for a special term shall be subject to ouster under the terms and provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, sections 8-47-101 through 8-47-107, and within the meaning of such law metropolitan officers are hereby declared to be county and municipal officers.
(Res. No. 88-526, § 29, 10-4-88)

Sec. 15.06. Recall of metropolitan officers.
The mayor, vice-mayor and members of the council and metropolitan board of public education may be removed from such office by the qualified voters of the metropolitan government or of a councilmanic or school district according as the official sought to be removed has been elected by the voters of the metropolitan government or of a councilmanic or school district at any time except during the first one hundred and eighty (180) days or the last one hundred and eighty (180) days of their terms, in the manner hereafter provided.
Editor's note— Section 15.06 was added by referendum election held Aug. 1, 1991.

Sec. 15.07. Procedure in general.
In order to recall an official set out in Section 15.06 of this Metropolitan Charter, a petition demanding the election of a successor of the person sought to be removed and containing a statement of the reason(s) why removal is sought must be filed with the metropolitan clerk. The only purpose of such statement is to furnish information to the electors.

A recall petition for the offices of mayor, vice mayor, and councilman-at-large shall contain signatures and addresses of registered qualified voters in number equal to fifteen (15) percent of registered qualified voters in Davidson County; a recall petition for the offices of metropolitan board of public education and district councilmember shall contain the signatures and addresses of registered qualified voters in number equal to fifteen (15) percent of the registered qualified voters of the district from which the officer was elected. The above percentages shall be computed from the total number of qualified registered voters for each office according to the latest official count of registered qualified voters made by the Davidson County Election Commission thirty (30) days prior to the date the recall petition is initially filed with the metropolitan clerk. The signatures and addresses to any recall petition need not all be appended to one sheet of paper. The verification of the signatures shall be made by the Davidson County Election Commission and certified to the metropolitan clerk.

A notice of the intention to obtain signatures for a recall petition, together with the form of the recall petition, must be filed with the metropolitan clerk prior to obtaining signatures of registered qualified voters. Such recall petition containing the required number of registered qualified voters must be filed with the metropolitan clerk not later than thirty (30) days following the date the notice is properly filed.

 

To recall, you'd have to get 15% of registered voters to sign a recall petition within 30 days of filing the notice of intention to obtain signatures, which is all but impossible. 

I think this is the key right here. If there is a move to recall him and a threat he has to deal with, then he may change his tune. Trust me I have heard this several places already. There are some upset people. So the threat in itself early on in his term could be enough.

[downtownresident]

12 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

I think this is the key right here. If there is a move to recall him and a threat he has to deal with, then he may change his tune. Trust me I have heard this several places already. There are some upset people. So the threat in itself early on in his term could be enough.

I would sign the petition and help collect signatures. 

[MLBrumby]

While you guys are at it, please work to get his brother defeated this fall, or earlier if he really does have a primary challenger. Nashville can do a helluva lot better than Jim Cooper. 

[Nashville Cliff]

8 hours ago, BnaBreaker said:

It would be one thing if he were simply a tough negotiator trying to get the best initial deal for the city.  But I think what it really is that has these companies spooked is seeing him attempt to micromanage plans already completed, and meddle with and go back on deals ALREADY MADE.  I mean, honestly, WHAT is he thinking??

And yet the denizens of the Tennessean comment threads, and their ilk, love that he is "standing up to the developers."  I think he remains more popular than folks on this board might think.  He has an unusual coalition of anti-tax, anti-growth, and anti-big business supporters.

[Nash_12South]

My two cents - Cooper will likely stay popular among the masses who are tired of all the changes, but they don't provide the level of funding for campaigns that the business leaders do. If he alienates those folks he may be in trouble, money wise. Politicians need big money. I'm guessing he thinks he has a year or so before he needs to begin appealing to them again.

[markhollin]

A new thread has been started to cover discussions about government interfacing with developments.  Let's move all that discussion here:
 

 

[evansnathan]

 

[evansnathan]

 

 

[deletethisaccount]

29 minutes ago, evansnathan said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Absolutely wild.

[markhollin]

Upper 10th Ave. update (courtesy of REI Concrete):

 

[Native]

17 hours ago, nashvylle said:

Are there workers onsite or is it a total standstill? 

It looked like business as usual.  And today they were working in the rain at times.

[downtownresident]

17 hours ago, nashvylle said:

Are there workers onsite or is it a total standstill? 

The hold up relates to signage, so the major structural work/excavation will continue. 

[NashWellington11]

12 hours ago, downtownresident said:

The hold up relates to signage, so the major structural work/excavation will continue. 

I'm thinking this is why it looks like they stopped installing the siding on the base of the Grand Hyatt. They need to know where to put anchors, electrical conduit, etc. for the signs but with that in limbo they have paused that exterior finishing work. 

[nashvylle]

it's odd that someone who wants to protect the state fair, is afraid of another section of town looking like a carnival. 

[deletethisaccount]

2 hours ago, nashvylle said:

it's odd that someone who wants to protect the state fair, is afraid of another section of town looking like a carnival. 

I heard he tore up the project plans in a petty rage.

[nashvylle]

2 minutes ago, nativenashville said:

I heard he tore up the project plans in a petty rage.

Seriously?

[downtownresident]

13 minutes ago, nativenashville said:

I heard he tore up the project plans in a petty rage.

Please tell me this is a joke. 

[DDIG]

5 minutes ago, downtownresident said:

Please tell me this is a joke. 

No idea if this is a joke but this is pretty consistent with other stories going around.

[BnaBreaker]

33 minutes ago, nativenashville said:

I heard he tore up the project plans in a petty rage.

God that had better not be true.

[Buildtall]

Someone needs to get the media involved to show everyone how he’s costing Nashville jobs and acting like a child. I Also think the council needs to be able to step in a take away some of his power. 

[markhollin]

Amazon Tower Two (24 stories) update.  Up to 3rd level of underground garage.

Looking north from intersection of 10th Ave. North and Union St:

Looking west from intersection of 10th Ave. North and Union St:

[MontanaGuy]

I hadn't been aware of any issues with the signage and after looking at the Nashville Yards website I can't figure out what exactly this whole thing is all about.  Are there any renders or descriptions of digital signs available that would show the signs that might have caused this panty wad moment?  Thanks! 

[Vrtigo]

On 2/5/2020 at 3:21 PM, nativenashville said:

I heard he tore up the project plans in a petty rage.

#pelosi'd