What This Story Is About
- Neighbors have filed another lawsuit against Cheekwood Estate & Gardens’ parking lot project, months after Metro Nashville denied an appeal to stop the project.
Why It Matters
- Neighbors for Safety said it is concerned about traffic and safety in the Belle Meade and Highlands neighborhoods.
- Cheekwood has argued that the appeal would halt all functions and impact the future of the botanical gardens.
For Context
- Cheekwood said that a group of people has filed a formal legal appeal with the Metro Board of Zoning Appeals seeking to stop construction of an on-site parking facility.
Catch Up
- Cheekwood Estate and Gardens has put out an open letter seeking community support as it says it’s “facing an unprecedented and radical existential threat.”
- A dispute over Cheekwood Estate & Gardens’ plans to build a new parking facility is now headed to Metro’s Board of Zoning Appeals after nearby residents filed an appeal citing long-running traffic and safety concerns in the Belle Meade and Highlands neighborhoods.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Neighbors have filed another lawsuit against Cheekwood Estate & Gardens’ parking lot project, months after Metro Nashville denied an appeal to stop the project.
Neighbors for Safety said it is concerned about traffic and safety in the Belle Meade and Highlands neighborhoods.
The group also filed a separate lawsuit against Metro Nashville, challenging the validity of legal approvals that Cheekwood has operated under for decades…