Public meeting on downtown quality of life set for Monday

By MICHAEL CASS • Staff Writer • February 19, 2008 The public will have a chance to talk about "issues affecting the quality of life downtown" at a meeting Monday, the Metro Council announced today. Members of a new task force will host the meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. in the auditorium of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church St. The council created the task force at the same time it approved a new law that prohibits aggressive panhandling in Nashville - and bans any panhandling at certain times. The group plans to "create an action plan for improving the quality of life downtown," according to a news release. For more information, call the Metro Council office at 862-6780. Posted by MS