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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 1d
Can always count on @startleseasily.bsky.social for deep cut references to Metro commission meetings from 3 years ago. It’s like a Widespread Panic fan instantly recalling a killer “Ain’t Life Grand” they played in Macon in 1998….
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 3d
For the amount Darden seemed to have spent on Davidson Co. mail pieces, his result there is notably anemic. It is effectively why he is losing.
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 6d
Wandered into a whimsical night parade in Atlanta tonight. The Beltline is 15 years ahead of Nashville’s parks and greenways. This is what we should be investing in @freddieoconnell.bsky.social.
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 7d
Yeah, this “letter” reads like it was written by SomeraRoad’s lobbyist. if only we knew of any ties between Hall Strategies and Mr. Morgan….
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Quin Evans Segall @quinevanssegall.bsky.social · 10d
Idk, my definition of “catastrophic flooding” includes loss of life and significant structural damages. Curious what’s easy about that clean up…

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A Boring Co rep saying “catastrophic flooding would result in a “‘pretty easy cleanup’”
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 11d
They’re not really an NFL team anymore, at least that’s not the priority. They are primarily an event venue company now. Maximizing that revenue stream is key in order to juice its valuation and then the Adams family’s inevitable sale of at least a substantial minority ownership share….
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 14d
I am fascinated by mug-in-the-car folks. Like, how does that work at all? I wouldn’t even make it out to my garage with any coffee left in a mug.
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 14d
a man without a shirt is laying down and asking do you see .
Alt: He has become the Red Dragon
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Councilman Russ Bradford @russbradford.com · 16d
Nashville is losing a hardworking champion for our city.
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Stephen Elliott @stelliott.bsky.social · 16d
Bob Mendes, a top adviser and campaign supporter of Mayor Freddie O'Connell, is leaving the Nashville mayor's office at the end of next month.
Top Nashville Mayoral Aide Bob Mendes Stepping Down - Nashville Banner
Bob Mendes, top adviser to Mayor Freddie O'Connell, is leaving the mayor's office. His departure marks a key exit from the team.
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 16d
Again, I ask what other orders did the Fair Board Chair receive on just this text chain, or in any other communications with Bristol lobbyists? What privileged or confidential Metro information did the Fair Board Chair leak to Bristol’s lobbyists?
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Sean Parker @seanforfive.bsky.social · 16d
Wow I am stunned that a public official would take instructions directly from a special interest
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 16d
Gee wonder if perhaps Bob couldn’t in good conscience support or defend the merits of a forthcoming proposal?
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 16d
Not the only recent Fair Board Chair to outsource the Fair Board’s control to James Weaver and Joe Hall….
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Sean Parker @seanforfive.bsky.social · 16d
Wow I am stunned that a public official would take instructions directly from a special interest
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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 16d
An ethics complaint has been filed against Jasper Hendricks, chair of the Metro Board of Fair Commissioners and former candidate for Metro Council.
Metro Fair Board Chairman Faces Ethics Complaint
Speedway-area residents allege Jasper Hendricks accepted gifts, negotiated secret deal
www.nashvillescene.com
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 16d
Well put, is @freddieoconnell.bsky.social listening?
Letter to Mayor O'Connell: Don't bring NASCAR into our neighborhood | Opinion
Mayor Freddie O'Connell may be close to a deal to bring a NASCAR racetrack to the Nashville Fairgrounds. Nearby residents oppose the idea
www.tennessean.com
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 17d
So much Council can do. Absolutely strengthen Metro’s ethics rules & BEC’s powers (James Weaver’s sure opposition be damned). And expand the size of the Fair Board and guarantee multiple community representation slots; is that something @sandrafornash.bsky.social might be willing to look at?
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 17d
Part of the problem with currently having only 4 members is it makes it much easier to co-opt the limited board members that are there. Also, Councilmembers could make clear that you will refuse to take up a proposal that has such indications of improper conduct attached to it….
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 17d
BEC is not equipped to conduct an investigation into possibly widespread and long running improper influence within the Fair Board & Fairgrounds. For its part, Council could also exert greater control over the Fairgrounds or at least see to it that the Fair Board has full, impartial membership 1/
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 17d
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 17d
These already troubled, secret negotiations have taken a darker turn. Will the Mayor or Metro Council demand an independent investigation into Bristol and possible improper influence peddling?
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 17d
It is alleged that the sitting Fair Board Chair was taking direction from Bristol’s lobbyists (among other allegations). What privileged Metro information & strategy has been disclosed to Bristol and others? Who has the Fair Board Chair been advocating for in the negotiations: Metro or Bristol?
Ethics complaint accuses Fair Board chair of accepting inappropriate gift
The complaint, filed last week, comes amid speculation that Mayor Freddie O'Connell could soon propose a racetrack revitalization plan.
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 18d
The full thing really should be posted somewhere….
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 18d
These are serious and galling accusations….
Ethics complaint accuses Fair Board chair of accepting incentives for speedway deal
A former Metro Nashville Council member signed onto an ethics complaint against Jasper Hendricks, the chair of the Metro Board of Fair Commissioners.
www.tennessean.com
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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 18d
I got to be the guest on today’s episode of @citycastnash.bsky.social, which is all about the present and future of sports gambling and why the DraftKings bar is basically a modern Planet Hollywood:
Will Tennessee Ever Legalize Gambling? by City Cast Nashville
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Jason Bergeron @jmberg.bsky.social · 22d
Hilarious spin from someone whose full time job is manufacturing fake public support for corporations and their unpopular proposals. I guess if anyone could astroturf himself into a Bernie-esque man of the people, it would be Darden….
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 22d
Just in: Darden Copeland, a first time candidate running in the Democratic primary for the district 7 special election, is the first candidate out with fundraising numbers. His campaign reports raising $302,000 and he's put in $100,000 of his own.