Neighbors for Safety BMH is continuing its legal fight related to the under-construction Cheekwood Estate and Gardens Parking Pavilion and Welcome Plaza, with the group now suing Metro Government.
Filed in Davidson County Chancery Court, the lawsuit focuses on what NFS contends is Metro improperly allowing Cheekwood Estate & Gardens officials to begin work on the parking facility. The plaintiffs want the court to require Metro “enforce its own laws.”
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