Mayor outlines Restore Nashville recovery steps: debris removal, aid and housing loans
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Mayor said Restore Nashville's recovery work is active across debris removal, financial assistance and housing preservation.
She said crews have picked up nearly 400,000 cubic yards of storm-related debris and that Metro crews continue daily operations to clear remaining damage. She cited partner support for relief efforts: United Way has distributed more than $576,000 to nonprofit partners and has already directed the first third of those funds to individuals and families.
The mayor highlighted a Financial Empowerment Day scheduled at the McGruder Center on 25th Avenue North to give residents free financial counseling on topics ranging from buying a home to legacy planning. She credited a $20,000,000 partnership with Fifth Third as enabling deeper investment in North Nashville.
On housing, the mayor pointed to the Nashville Catalyst Fund she announced in 2024, saying in the last two months it closed five loans totaling about $11,000,000 that will produce or preserve more than 500 homes. She described the fund as a key tool to preserve housing that might otherwise be lost to expensive redevelopment.
The mayor framed these programs as part of a broader set of tools — permitting fee waivers, reassessments for storm-damaged homes and targeted water-cost relief — intended to reduce the financial burden on residents and business owners recovering from the storm.
She said crews have picked up nearly 400,000 cubic yards of storm-related debris and that Metro crews continue daily operations to clear remaining damage. She cited partner support for relief efforts: United Way has distributed more than $576,000 to nonprofit partners and has already directed the first third of those funds to individuals and families.
The mayor highlighted a Financial Empowerment Day scheduled at the McGruder Center on 25th Avenue North to give residents free financial counseling on topics ranging from buying a home to legacy planning. She credited a $20,000,000 partnership with Fifth Third as enabling deeper investment in North Nashville.
On housing, the mayor pointed to the Nashville Catalyst Fund she announced in 2024, saying in the last two months it closed five loans totaling about $11,000,000 that will produce or preserve more than 500 homes. She described the fund as a key tool to preserve housing that might otherwise be lost to expensive redevelopment.
The mayor framed these programs as part of a broader set of tools — permitting fee waivers, reassessments for storm-damaged homes and targeted water-cost relief — intended to reduce the financial burden on residents and business owners recovering from the storm.
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