Nashville Mayor wants to use eminent domain to stop data center near zoo

Name: Nashville Mayor wants to use eminent domain to stop data center near zoo
Uploaded: 2026-06-30T12:22:14.000Z
Duration: 1 min 28 s
Description: Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s Office is initiating action to stop a proposed data center project by DC Blox near the Nashville Zoo. The mayor intends to use eminent domain to take ownership of the property where the data center is planned. This move is a direct effort to prevent the development from proceeding.

News Clip1:28WKRN News 2·Nashville, Davidson County, TN·6/30/2026

Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s Office is initiating action to stop a proposed data center project by DC Blox near the Nashville Zoo. The mayor intends to use eminent domain to take ownership of the property where the data center is planned. This move is a direct effort to prevent the development from proceeding.

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Gov: Nashville Mayor's Office, City of Nashville

Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s Office is now moving to stop the project by taking ownership of the property that DC Blox hopes to build a data center on through eminent domain.