Diane Neighbors

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Diane Neighbors served as the vice mayor of the United States Metropolitan Government of Nashville from 2007-2015 and Davidson County and the President of the Metropolitan Council of Davidson County. She was elected on August 2, 2007, [1] and on August 23, she was sworn into office as the seventh vice mayor in Metro history and the first woman to hold the post. [2]

Previously, Diane Neighbors had served as a Council Member at Large. [3] During that time, she served on the Budget and Finance Committee; the Health, Hospitals, and Social Services Committee; and the Rules - Confirmations - Public Elections Committee. [4] From October 1, 2004 until September 30, 2005, she was the Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee. [5] She currently works as Director of Vanderbilt Child Care Centers and is the chairwoman of the Metro Social Services Commission. She holds a Doctorate of Education from Vanderbilt University. [6]

As Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee, she suggested a budget alternative to Mayor Bill Purcell's that would have raised property taxes by 67 cents, rather than the proposed 84 cents per $100 of assessed value hike. [7] On the third reading, she voted in favor of the proposal for a new ballpark for the Nashville Sounds, [8] which included provisions for hotels, condos, shops and other businesses on the land adjacent to the stadium. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Whitehouse, Ken (2007-07-02). "Clement drops big money into television". Nashvillepost.com.
  2. ↑ Kerr, Gail (2007-08-23). "New vice mayor gets set for office". The Tennessean.
  3. ↑ "Nashville.gov - Metro Council - Council Roster". Archived from the original on April 29, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Nashville.gov - Metro Council Committees". Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2007.
  5. ↑ Boerner, Craig (2004-09-14). "Neighbors gets Council budget post". Nashville City Paper.
  6. ↑ "Nashville.gov - Metro Council - Vice Mayor and President Diane Neighbors". Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved September 9, 2007.
  7. ↑ Boerner, Craig (2006-06-29). "Council cuts city budget". Nashville City Paper.
  8. ↑ "Sounds proposal vote breakdown". The Nashville City Post. 2006-02-08. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  9. ↑ "NewsChannel 5.com Nashville, Tennessee - Sounds Ballpark Proposal Up For Vote". Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2007.
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