NASHVILLE, TN – February 10, 2026: As the local state of emergency ends and Nashville transitions from immediate response to long-term recovery from the late January ice storm, Mayor Freddie O’Connell is pursuing a series of cost-saving measures to directly lower cost pressures on impacted Nashvillians in addition to the support already available through the Winter Storm Recovery Fund.
With concerns over safety from the January winter storm dissipating, Mayor O’Connell allowed the local state of emergency to expire for Davidson County on Sunday, February 8. To support recovery, Mayor O’Connell through Metro Nashville Departments and local partners is taking steps to ease the financial costs of recovery from the storm for Nashvillians:
· The Mayor’s Office is partnering with the Davidson County Assessor of Property to enact legislation that will allow property values to be reassessed if the home was partially or completely destroyed during the storm…