Thread by @freddieoconnell

Today’s #SOM57 was primarily an advisory that @JohnCooper4Nash will recommend a “sharp increase” to our property tax rate, necessitated by hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue shortfall.

FY20 was/is tough. FY21 will be tougher.

The sudden onset and severity of #COVID19 has adjusted just about everyone’s plans for how Metro and Nashville can grow and succeed over this 4-year period.

Tucked into both @JimShulman3 and @JohnCooper4Nash’s remarks, though, were important statements about the future, which we must aspire to together.

We still must build a better city together, despite present difficulties.

Part of how we walk together toward that future involves a collective effort to #StayHome right now, so that we slow the spread of #COVID19 in our city, save lives, and protect our health providers.

This is what #NashvilleStrong means for now.