It was business as usual Wednesday for the group of state-appointed Metro Nashville Airport Authority board members who met and voted on several projects related to airport business.
Held at Nashville International Airport (BNA), the meeting came just hours after the original Metro-appointed board met to discuss its legal challenge to the state law that allows for the state-appointed board to take over operations.
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