850 Trucks on Franklin Limestone Rd EVERY DAY? This is not a drill.
YOU MUST ACT NOW.
YOU MUST ACT NOW.
🚨WE ARE OUT OF TIME.
A developer wants to rezone 23 acres for a massive trucking operation—just feet from homes and neighborhoods. Our district Councilman, David Benton, has failed to adequately inform the community of these plans, and has acted in ethically questionable ways. So many of you are finding out in the final stages of this process where it is almost too late. We need to STOP this development now!
Franklin Limestone Rd is:
This creates dangerous conditions for residents, drivers, and pedestrians alike. Many accidents, injuries and death has occurred on this rural stretch of road.
💥 WE HAVE TO ACT NOW. JOIN US!
We've had tremendous support, but we need to be louder! Email the Metro Nashville Council and make your voice heard!
✅ Email All Councilmembers
📧 councilmembers@Nashville.gov
Tell them:
“Vote NO on the Franklin Limestone rezoning. We have to live here, and we care about the safety of our neighborhood, our environment and our traffic. No to 850 trucks per day! Your constituents are watching.”
✅ Sign the Petition
📝 Sign the Petition Here! https://www.mobilize.us/nashvillevspolluters/event/816652
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🚦 We Can Stop This. Together.
📖 Get the facts: Learn More Here
"We feel a like there has been a lack of transparency, and the residents who have to suffer the consequences have not been properly notified..."
"Councilman Benson was at our HOA meeting a week prior, and never mentioned this project, I feel like it was intentional..."
This area contains a small creek which is an important buffer zone to mitigate stormwater and flooding. It is also home to many wildlife species.
The proposed 23 acre development would clear-cut a huge section of forest adjacent to the Vulcan quarry, which produces a significant amount of dust.