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Committee approves library land purchase, grant application, DOT art agreement and temporary CMA Fest zone

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The Arts, Parks, Libraries & Entertainment Committee unanimously approved a library land purchase, a Carnegie grant application, an intergovernmental agreement to maintain public art, and a temporary Downtown social event zone for CMA Fest.

The Arts, Parks, Libraries & Entertainment Committee voted unanimously to approve several items on its agenda, including a half-acre land purchase for a new library, a grant application to the Carnegie Corporation of New York, an intergovernmental license agreement to maintain public art in state right-of-way, and an ordinance designating Downtown Nashville as a temporary social event zone for CMA Fest.

The first action approved was RS2025-1149, a resolution to approve an agreement to purchase a half-acre parcel at 1055–20 Eighth Avenue North to support construction of a new library. Committee Chair said the motion was moved and seconded and committee members voted aye. "I know. Put some shovels in the ground," Councilmember Taylor said during the brief discussion.

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