What’s happening
Best Brands Inc. sought rezoning for a headquarters/distribution warehouse at Ashland City Hwy & Briley Pkwy; the company had agreed to a $150,000-over-5-years community fund. An August 2025 ethics complaint alleged CM Kimbrough demanded $500,000 up front; the Board of Ethical Conduct unanimously dismissed it on October 28, 2025 after an 8-hour hearing. (Nashville Banner, 10/28/2025)
CM Kimbrough filed a defamation suit in January 2026 seeking $15M compensatory and $25M punitive damages; litigation is pending. (Nashville Scene, 1/2026)
The rezoning is dead — no active legislation exists in Legistar. Best Brands is proceeding by right on its IR-zoned property per local sources, despite the tension with corridor land-use policy.
Why it matters
The community’s views are genuinely divided — parts of Bordeaux welcomed a business headquarters and jobs; nearby neighbors see the warehouse as the first domino on a corridor that land-use plans intend to protect. Both positions are real, and this page will keep reporting facts either side can cite.
Sources
- Nashville Banner (10/28/2025)
- Nashville Scene (Jan 2026)
- WKRN; NewsChannel5; Fox17 (2025 coverage)
- Metro Legistar (no active rezoning legislation, checked 7/2026)
- By-right construction: district knowledge, July 2026 — “per local sources” until a permit citation lands