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Nashville Municipal Auditorium seeks $4 million roof and operations increases as events surge
Summary
Commissioners and staff told the Arts, Parks, Libraries & Entertainment Committee that event volume at Nashville Municipal Auditorium has grown sharply and asked the committee to support a FY26 package including a $4,000,000 roof replacement, expanded maintenance and higher temporary-services and utilities budgets.
The Nashville Municipal Auditorium asked the Arts, Parks, Libraries & Entertainment Committee on March 18 for targeted FY26 budget increases to support rising event volume and to replace the venue's aging roof.
"It's been my pleasure to have served there so far," said Nancy Van Reese, a commissioner on the Nashville Municipal Auditorium commission, introducing staff who presented a financial and operations update. The auditorium's staff said event days and revenue have risen and that the facility needs capital and operating support to avoid service disruptions.
The commission highlighted several specific requests. Staff proposed a $4,000,000 capital improvement to replace the auditorium's original roof (the staff submission described the dome as last re‑roofed about 30 years ago) and requested operating increases including $100,000 for maintenance, $20,000 for water utilities, $270,000 for temporary services (stagehands, security, EMTs, janitorial and crowd control), $30,000 to upgrade office software and supplies, and…
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