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Every issue carries a status, a last-checked date, and its sources. Watching: no decision pending. Active: something is moving now. Decided: the vote happened — and we say what comes next.
The county's only active landfill (Waste Management C&D, Ashland City Hwy) is nearing capacity, taking WM-arranged loads only. What happens after is a defining District 1 question.
Next: any announced closure date or capacity disclosure; progress on the announced C&D recycling facility; where the region's construction debris goes next; early conversations about the land's future after closure
The rezoning effort is over; construction is proceeding by right on industrial zoning (per local sources). The ethics complaint against CM Kimbrough was unanimously dismissed 10/28/2025; her defamation suit is pending.
Next: permit filings on the parcel; the defamation litigation docket
RS2025-1556 adopted 10/21/2025: Metro approved applying for a state grant (up to $1.7M, with a $1M Metro match) toward adding 308 acres to Beaman Park.
Next: grant award & closing — not yet announced (TN Heritage Conservation Trust Fund watch)
The May family purchased 682 acres of the former Graves farm in March 2021. No development application is on file; we monitor the Development Tracker and Parcel Viewer.
Next: Development Tracker filings for Bells Bend parcels
The Alliance's goal: 12,000 more conserved acres by 2040. Metro's RS2025-1549 would formally name Nashville's Highland Rim Forest; June budget hearings are the recurring pressure point.
Next: RS2025-1549 final adoption status (one Legistar check) · FY28 budget season
The State may compel a smaller Metro Council. If that happens, District 1's lines and representation change materially. The places on this site — and this site — aren't going anywhere.
Next: state legislation