纳什维尔都市委员会于周二以27票对5票的结果投票通过，授权市政律师启动征地程序以收购纳什维尔动物园附近的地产[1]。该地块原计划由开发商DC Blox用于建设数据中心，但市政府声称需要这片土地用于办公空间，理由是南纳什维尔存在办公用地短缺[1]。
这片地产最近被出售给DC Blox，成交价为2300万美元，但该县对其评估价值为3700万美元[1]。市长弗雷迪·奥康内尔启动了征地程序[1]。委员会成员金妮·韦尔奇、杰夫·埃斯利克、乔伊·金伯勒、布兰登·泰勒和乔伊·斯泰尔斯投票反对该提案[1]。委员会成员考特尼·约翰逊虽然称这一举措"危险"，但最终仍投票赞成[1]。根据修正案，都市政府必须在评估报告提交后等待至少三周才能提起征收诉讼[1]。
Nashville's Metro Council voted 27-5 on Tuesday to authorize city attorneys to pursue eminent domain proceedings for property adjacent to the Nashville Zoo where developer DC Blox is planning to construct a data center[1]. Mayor Freddie O'Connell launched the eminent domain process, with the city claiming the land is needed for office space to address a shortage in South Nashville[1].
The property in question was recently sold to DC Blox for $23 million, though the county had assessed its value at $37 million the previous year[1]. The council's amendment requires Metro to wait at least three weeks from appraisal submission before filing condemnation action[1]. Among the five council members who opposed the measure were Ginny Welsch, Jeff Eslick, Joy Kimbrough, Brandon Taylor, and Joy Styles[1]. Councilmember Courtney Johnston, despite characterizing the move as "dangerous," voted in favor[1]. Zoning appeals related to the project cannot be heard until a December moratorium expires[1].