Legislation Details

File #: BL2026-1501   
Type: Bill Status: Second Reading
File created: 7/23/2026 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 8/18/2026 Final action:
Title: An ordinance approving a conservation easement agreement between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, and Campus Operations, Inc. for a greenway trail along the east bank of the Cumberland River (Proposal No. 2026M-035AG-001).
Sponsors: Jacob Kupin, Kyonzte Toombs, Rollin Horton, Quin Evans-Segall, Ginny Welsch, Burkley Allen, Brenda Gadd
Attachments: 1. Agreement

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An ordinance approving a conservation easement agreement between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, and Campus Operations, Inc. for a greenway trail along the east bank of the Cumberland River (Proposal No. 2026M-035AG-001).

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WHEREAS, Campus Operations, Inc. (“Owner") owns a parcel of property located at 2171 Waterside Drive (Parcel No. 08206010200; the “Property”); and,

WHEREAS, pursuant to the greenway conservation easement attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein, Owner proposes to donate, and the Metropolitan Government proposes to accept, a conservation greenway easement on the Property; and,

WHEREAS, pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-9-305 and Metropolitan Charter § 2.01, the Metropolitan Government may accept donations of property interests for the purpose of establishing greenways and providing the public with recreational opportunities in natural areas; and,

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that the greenway conservation easement agreement be approved.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. That the agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein is hereby approved, and the Director of Public Property is authorized to execute the same.

Section 2. The Director of Public Property, or his designee, is authorized to accept and record the greenway conservation easement agreement and to take such reasonable actions as may be necessary to carry out the intent of this ordinance.

Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after its final passage, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County requiring it.