Recently, the Banner conducted an online survey, asking Nashvillians how they thought the Metro Council and Mayor Freddie O’Connell were doing as they reached the halfway point of their terms in office.
Those who responded represented a wide range of policy beliefs. Some said Metro should cut taxes and beef up law enforcement capabilities. Others worried that their neighborhoods were being left behind by the city’s growth.
Those responses inspired — either directly or thematically — many of the questions we asked the mayor during an end-of-year interview conducted earlier this month…