Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell on Monday confirmed his plan to use eminent domain to condemn and acquire property near the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere for public uses, including offices for Metro, the Nashville Fire Department, and the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT).
News first emerged early on Monday that the mayor was planning to use eminent domain in response the controversial data center planned near the zoo, and by the end of the day, O’Connell released a statement listing his concerns about the data center, and announcing his administration’s plans for the property.
https://tennesseestar.com/policy/nashville-mayor-confirms-plan-to-block-private-data-center-deal-near-zoo-using-eminent-domain/tpappert/2026/06/29/
