Council Votes Tonight on Whether To Reward Downtown Partnership After Decades of No Oversight on $60M+
What's the worst that could happen given the explosive revelations of late when it comes to DTP and Council's entangled history?
Learn everything you need to know here.
Friends & neighbors,
Tonight (Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 6:30 p.m. CT) Metro Council will decide whether to merge the Gulch Business Improvement District (BID) into the Downtown Partnership—handing even more power, money, and real‑estate to the same group that’s already operated 21 years without legally required oversight, and has some truly problematic outcomes to show for it.
It’s a lot to wrap your head around.
So I built something that makes it simple.
Meet “The $61.8 Million Question”—an interactive, source‑packed explainer
👉 Launch the tool from any device → ndp.intelechia.com
In five minutes you can:
Learn how $61.8+ million in public money slipped past Metro Council for two decades—complete with video receipts, IRS filings and audit PDFs one click away.💸
Follow the money year‑by‑year (yes, the budget grew 1,616 % while nobody was watching).
See How Public Funds are being used without oversight to support people like this:
See the law they broke—Metro Ordinance O98‑1037—in plain English says they need to have their budget submitted and approved, but according to Council’s Attorney, it just got sent to finance and was never approved… for 21 years.
Unpack the shell game: two corporations, the same executives, 100 % of the money quietly funneled from one to the other.
Understand the human cost—from one‑way bus tickets for people experiencing homelessness to 337 arrests by private “police.”
Arm yourself with every primary document you’ll need to email, call, or testify tonight.
(Built for phones, tablets, and desktops. No paywall, no pop‑ups—just facts.)
Other Ways to Learn
An extensive overview of the Nashville Downtown Partnership and its complex history with police, property owners, developments, the unhoused, and accountability.
Why it matters right now
Tonight’s ordinance (BL2025‑846) would consolidate two business districts and enhance the revenue collection of the DTP—before a single question of accountability has been answered.
Council members have told me they’re “still trying to catch up.” The clearer we make the story, the harder it is to ignore.
Your voice—calls, emails, in‑person testimony—was decisive in halting the May parking‑garage giveaway. We can do it again.
3 quick actions you can take
Scan the explainer. Even skimming the headings will give you talking points.
Email the full Council in one click here.
Show up or tune in tonight at 6:30 p.m. (Historic Metro Courthouse / Ch. 3 livestream).
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