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Council defers sightseeing-vehicle ordinance after divided testimony; operator and city staff disagree
Summary
Council deferred BL2025-954, a bill to separately regulate seated sightseeing vehicles, after public testimony from a lawyer opposing the change and a representative of Old Town Trolley supporting it; sponsor Councilman Coopin has scheduled stakeholder talks and the bill was sent back to committee for more review.
The Metropolitan Council deferred on first consideration an ordinance (BL2025-954) that would create a standalone regulatory framework for seated sightseeing vehicles (SSVs) in Nashville, sending it back to the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee for further review.
At the council public hearing two speakers presented sharply different views. Attorney Gil Schutte urged the council to reject the measure, arguing it “is unnecessary, supported by a single operator, Old Town Trolley, and deemed unnecessary and unhelpful by the Nashville Department of Transportation.” Schutte said Metro is already engaged in litigation over Transportation Licensing Commission rules and told the council that the transportation director, when deposed, said she believed the ordinance…
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