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Downtown Nashville

The Metro Council narrowly voted Tuesday to reject a proposed budget for downtown’s Central Business Improvement District after several councilmembers raised concerns related to the Nashville Downtown Partnership, the entity that operates many of the services provided in the tax district.

The CBID functions through an extra tax paid by property owners in the district, along with an additional fee of 0.25 percent on certain retail transactions, to fund services like litter and trash removal, landscaping and safety patrols — all run via the Nashville Downtown Partnership.