The Hillsboro-West End Neighborhood Association is requesting the Metro Planning Commission defer for two meetings voting on a specific plan rezoning request related to Vanderbilt University’s proposed 43-acre mixed-use Innovation District.
The commission is slated to meet today to discuss the issue. Previously, the plan was scheduled to be heard by the commission on April 9 but the hearing was deferred.
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