The Metro Council flew through regular business Thursday night at a specially scheduled meeting, adjusted to accommodate Election Day on Tuesday.
Members approved the mayor’s $544 million capital spending plan intact, despite a few controversies, and tried to alleviate two significant local nuisances in repetitive airplane flight paths and door-to-door solicitation.
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