O'Connell proposes funding for new Antioch elementary school
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Antioch will get a new elementary school under Mayor Freddie O'Connell's proposed capital spending plan.
- Metro Council will vote on the spending plan on Tuesday.
Why it matters: Schools officials pushed for the new school to meet the population boom in the southeast portion of Davidson County.
By the numbers: The capital spending plan earmarks $107 million for Metro Nashville Public Schools projects, including $15 million toward the new Antioch school. The total cost for the new school is about $67 million, with additional money allocated in separate spending plans.
- In addition to the new Antioch school, the budget dedicates money for the following design or renovation work: $6.3 million for Nashville School of the Arts, $1.8 million for Amqui and $1.1 million for Neely's Bend.
- A new sports stadium for Hume-Fogg and MLK will cost $5 million.
- The plan also allocates $78 million for maintenance work and districtwide projects like new buses.
Catch up quick: City leaders have focused on building or replacing schools in south and southeastern Nashville in recent years.
- MNPS built a new Paragon Mills Elementary for $36.4 million and recently renovated Lakeview Elementary for $41 million.
- A Cane Ridge Middle School is in the design phase.
Zoom out: The total capital spending plan proposed by O'Connell costs $544 million, including $86 million for the Department of Transportation.
- The city is committing $75 million to relocate the Metro Southeast government campus, which must be completed in the next two years because of the expansion of the Nashville airport.
- The budget also includes upgrades to three fire halls and a new Richland Park library.