No funding for chamber in mayor’s budget proposal

A year ago, Mayor John Cooper visited with Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce leaders the day after the Metro Council voted to slash the city’s budget line item for the chamber by more than half. In seeking to smooth things over, Cooper said that he “believes continuing to support our collaborative relationship is ultimately in the best interest of Nashvillians,” according to the Nashville Business Journal.

Now, in Cooper’s final budget as mayor, he is proposing no funds for the chamber, which for years has been tasked with spearheading business recruitment and economic development efforts.