Plans to redevelop a metal scrapyard site located in the East Bank cleared a key hurdle before the Metro Council on Tuesday night.
The body approved two bills on their final of three readings related to a redevelopment proposal that comes after the East Bank scrapyard property was sold to local investors for $245 million in August.
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