Next up is @ginnywelsch.bsky.social's big upzoning + urban design overlay. Welsch has indicated she will move to defer while she keeps working on this proposal, which was rejected by the Planning Commission last month in a very bullshit "deliberation." - ThreadSky

startleseasily.bsky.social • 14 days ago

Next up is @ginnywelsch.bsky.social's big upzoning + urban design overlay.

Welsch has indicated she will move to defer while she keeps working on this proposal, which was rejected by the Planning Commission last month in a very bullshit "deliberation."

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startleseasily.bsky.social•14 days ago

Welsch moves to indefinitely defer these bills. "I would be remiss if I did not point out that the process that brought me here tonight has clearly shown that the priorities of the Planning Department are at odds with the broader community, as shown in NashvilleNext."

startleseasily.bsky.social•14 days ago

She calls out the East Bank Boulevard. She says Planning's priorities are "anyone's guess."

She says what she's trying to do in her district is "what's needed in Nashville if we are to comprehensively address" housing crisis.

Planning consistently asked her to slow her roll.

startleseasily.bsky.social•14 days ago

Welsch says she was very clear that she wouldn't wait until June to start the process b/c Planning has a "history of not meeting deadlines and of slow-walking reforms."

Welsch says the Planning Commission's outcome was "pre-baked" and "rehearsed."

startleseasily.bsky.social•14 days ago

"They looked me straight in the eye and said that Planning should be leading rezonings...not me, but zoning is the exclusive purview of the legislative body," says Welsch.

This is a BARN-BURNER of a speech, y'all.

"I think we're all wondering what guides Planning."

startleseasily.bsky.social•14 days ago

"We as a council need to know if what's being done is addressing our needs," says Welsch, calling for Planning to have some type of accountability plan.

startleseasily.bsky.social•14 days ago

Planning Chair Jennifer Gamble thanks Welsch for deferring. She wasn't present at the Planning Commission meeting where this was discussed, and she says their discussion was "very comprehensive"

(it wasn't. they literally just talked about process.)

mjb1959.bsky.social•14 days ago

It was a hissy-fit of a speech: laughable. C.M. Welsch worked top-down, when rezones work better bottom-up.

barryurbanist.bsky.social•14 days ago

That’s not even coherent. Zoning is the most top-down thing we do as a city/nation.

barryurbanist.bsky.social•14 days ago

Planning SHOULD be leading a lot of things, but they’re not.

mjb1959.bsky.social•14 days ago

If there's a housing crisis, then it should be simple to hold meetings, invite Planning, and present the necessity to the residents.

mjb1959.bsky.social•14 days ago

Actually, the deliberation made sense: Planning had never presented or discussed the plan with the community, which wasn't notified about this huge change until about a week before the Commission hearing. The number of residents opposed was impressive.

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