Dry language describing Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s proposed transit upgrades may take less than 30 seconds to read when Nashvillians see it in a voting booth on Nov. 5.
The official description, stamped last month by the Davidson County Election Commission, legally outlines a complex transaction proposed by O’Connell to his constituents.
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