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More roommates allowed in Bellevue homes?
Plus, indoor golf in Bellevue and license plate readers
Nashville Newsletters
February 22, 2023
⚡️ SPEED READ
The final vote on a proposal that would allow more roommates in Bellevue homes was delayed by a month.
An indoor golf simulator in Bellevue appears closer to opening.
License plate readers will roll out by tomorrow, but the locations remain unclear.
Plus: a controversial plan for apartments, antisemitic fliers in West Nashville, and restaurant inspections
🏠 More roommates allowed in Bellevue homes?
A bill that would increase the number of unrelated people who can live together from three to seven needs just one more approval from the Metro Council to become law.
Some supporters pitch the ordinance as a way to help people afford rising home prices. The median sales price in the Nashville area last month was $450,000.
“City rules allow up to 12 tourists to stay in a home but no more than 3 actual residents,” councilman Sean Parker, the bill’s sponsor, argued. “This is cruel and unfair and we can change it.”
Council member Courtney Johnston said she had “grave concerns” about the impact on neighborhoods, according to Tennessean reporter Cassandra Stephenson. “I don't know that this solves anything, but it has the potential to create a lot of very serious problems for our neighborhoods."
The sponsor deferred a final vote last night after council members repeatedly decreased the maximum number of roommates. Parker agreed to a limit of five roommates, but after the number dropped to four, the Metro Council decided to delay the vote by two meetings.
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🚧 Growth in Bellevue
X Golf, an indoor golf simulator with food and drinks, has filed for a beer permit. Its Twitter page said in December it would open soon at 8127 Sawyer Brown Road. It shared construction photos in January.
The vote on a controversial plan to build 417 apartments off Coley Davis Road will likely be delayed by the Metro Planning Commission on Thursday.
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🤠 THE ROUNDUP of other news
Metro police are gathering surveillance video after antisemitic fliers were found in West and East Nashville.
License plate readers will out in Nashville by tomorrow, according to Main Street Nashville. Police have already posted answers to frequently asked questions and they should post camera locations soon.
Former school board member Fran Bush and state Senator Jeff Yarbro announced their candidacy to be Nashville’s next mayor after John Cooper’s surprise announcement that he wouldn’t seek a second term.
New home listings in Nashville increased 45% compared to this time last year, according to RE/MAX. That’s the second biggest increase in the country.