Nashville Approves Land Purchase for Metro Water Services Expansion at 0 Highway 70 South

• When: 2025/08/07
• Address: 0 Highway 70 South, Nashville, TN
• City: Nashville
• State: TN
• Category: City Properties
• Subcategory: Land Purchase
• Asset Class: Land
• Size (AC): 0.59 AC
• Size (Dollars): $186,000
• Planning Department: True

This resolution approves an option agreement allowing the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County to purchase a 0.59-acre parcel at 0 Highway 70 South for $186,000. The property, owned by Lynn M. Rocco, John W. Murphree, III, and Janice K. Murphree, is intended for expansion purposes by the Department of Water and Sewerage Services (Metro Water). The agreement was negotiated by the Director of Public Property Administration. The Metropolitan Planning Commission recommended approval of this acquisition, and the Metropolitan Council subsequently passed the resolution. The purchase aligns with Metropolitan Code of Laws section 2.24.250(F), which permits such option agreements by resolution for non-vehicular rights-of-way.

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