I, the undersigned Davidson County voter, do hereby urge the Metro Council to refrain from approving a bond issuance for the proposed downtown convention center until the project is submitted to a vote by the qualified voters in the county, via a “will of the people” election, pursuant to Section 7.05 of the Metro Charter.

 Given that this project represents the largest public works project in the history of Metro Government, and the detrimental effect that this debt could have on property taxes and/or city services, it is prudent that voters be allowed to state their preference prior to the commitment of public funds.

Likewise, in the event that property taxes are committed to secure bonds issued to fund this project, I, the undersigned, hereby support a referendum election on the question of whether property taxes should be allocated to secure such bonds.