NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Council Member Tanaka Vercher wants the public to get a heads-up before historic buildings are demolished.
If a structure on the whole, or part of it, is listed or eligible to be on the National Register of Historic Places, the city's director of codes administration would not be able to issue a demolition permit without letting the council member in that district know.
Vercher, who represents District 28, says this bill aims to keep the public informed when someone wants to knock down an historic building. She said she created the bill after reviewing the list of the nine historic properties in Music City in danger of development, neglect or demolition.
The Nashville Nine, as it's called, is published annually by Historic Nashville. The locations are picked by members of the community.
Last year's list included The Rock Block, a hall on Fisk University's campus, as well as plantation and horse farms in Belle Meade.
The council will hear this bill for the first time at its 6:30 p.m. meeting.
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