Legal Opinion
Johnston v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided December 10, 2009No. M2008-01570-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · KirbyHolly M. Kirby, J.
in which ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S, and DAVID R. FARMER, J., joined.
This zoning appeal involves Tennessee’s Open Meetings Act. A municipal legislative body began considering legislation to implement a conservation zoning overlay in a neighborhood within the municipality. The ordinance adopting the zoning change passed on the first and second reading. Prior to the final meeting on the subject, members of the legislative body sent numerous emails to each other discussing the proposed zoning change. . In addition, pri- or to the final meeting, some members viewed information on the…
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