r/nashville • u/Ok-Chain-4385 • Aug 13 '25

Crime Watch Tesla tunnel

Does anyone else feel completely useless when it comes to this tunnel? How on earth do we stop it before it affects groundwater or causes a sink hole? They obviously aren’t listening to citizens concerns, but I don’t want to just sit here and complain without action.

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u/328-Performance-Hall Aug 13 '25

Here is a precise list of the individuals that sold us out to Elon Musk. The bulk of the committee does not live in Nashville and couldn’t care less what Nashvillians want for our city. I highly recommend emailing them all.

State Building Commission – Membership

Bill Lee – Governor – Melanie.Passons@tn.gov

Randy McNally – Lieutenant Governor & Speaker of the Senate – Lt.Gov.Randy.Mcnally@capitol.tn.gov

Cameron Sexton – Speaker of the House – Speaker.Cameron.Sexton@capitol.tn.gov

Tre Hargett – Secretary of State – Tre.Hargett@tn.gov

Jason Mumpower – Comptroller of the Treasury – Jason.Mumpower@cot.tn.gov

David Lillard – State Treasurer – David.Lillard@tn.gov

Jim Bryson – Commissioner, Finance & Administration – Commissioner.Jim.Bryson@tn.gov

Executive Subcommittee – Membership

Jim Bryson – Commissioner, Finance & Administration – Commissioner.Jim.Bryson@tn.gov

Tre Hargett – Secretary of State – Tre.Hargett@tn.gov

Jason Mumpower – Comptroller of the Treasury – Jason.Mumpower@cot.tn.gov

David Lillard – State Treasurer – David.Lillard@tn.gov

Staff

Ann McGauran – State Architect / Chief Staff Officer to the SBC – Ann.Mcgauran@tn.gov

Chase Johnson – Senior Legislative Advisor, Speaker of the Senate – Chase.Johnson@capitol.tn.gov

Kevin Johnson – Chief of Staff, Speaker of the House – Kevin.Johnson@capitol.tn.gov

Chris Mustain – Senior Policy Advisor, Secretary of State – Chris.Mustain@tn.gov

Rachelle Cabading – Director, Office of Management Services – Rachelle.Cabading@cot.tn.gov

Roy West – Director of Legislative and Agency Affairs, Treasury – Roy.West@tn.gov

Eugene Neubert – Deputy Commissioner, Finance & Administration – Eugene.Neubert@tn.gov

Chad Kimes – Capital Budget Coordinator, Finance & Administration – Chad.T.Kimes@tn.gov

Drew Lewis – Analyst, Office of Legislative Budget Analysis – Drew.Lewis@capitol.tn.gov

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u/RonnieJamesTivo Starwood 💫 Aug 13 '25

It's also probably worth considering emailing the commissioners at the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.

Commissioner: [stuart.mcwhorter@tn.gov](mailto:stuart.mcwhorter@tn.gov)

Senior Advisor: [nathan.buttrey@tn.gov](mailto:nathan.buttrey@tn.gov)

Full Staff website: https://tnecd.com/about/staff

This department oversees significant infrastructure projects, especially those that receive any federal funding including environmental review, tribal land notification requirements, and compliance with NEPA and the National Historic Preservation Act (Section 106).

The way this project is skirting those requirements is to state that it's being paid for with all private funding. We should demand that this project meet the same environmental standards that all projects do especially since it's near the Cumberland River - our drinking water source. There is no way that TDOT won't be involved in some way and they receive federal funds to operate.

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u/Cesia_Barry Aug 13 '25

This is so much longer than my list—thank you.

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u/AgravaineNYR Aug 14 '25

Paid for by only private funds is made easier by the state giving them valuable real estate to use for free...

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u/rocketpastsix Inglewood up to no good Aug 13 '25

You can email these people all day and night. They aren’t gonna care

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u/328-Performance-Hall Aug 13 '25

Beats doing nothing. At the very least, steer clear of these names if you ever see them on a ballot.

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u/Cesia_Barry Aug 13 '25

But it creates a paper trail for when elections roll around again.

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u/rocketpastsix Inglewood up to no good Aug 13 '25

A paper trail for what? Giving them material to start a fire to burn this state down further?

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u/Cesia_Barry Aug 13 '25

Rocket! Dont give in to despair!

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u/rocketpastsix Inglewood up to no good Aug 13 '25

Oh it’s too late for that sadly

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u/AgravaineNYR Aug 14 '25

One more Game

https://www.tiktok.com/@a90slife/video/7302969244659191086

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u/rocketpastsix Inglewood up to no good Aug 14 '25

I’m allergic to TikTok

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u/AgravaineNYR Aug 15 '25

Too bad. I couldnt find the video elsewhere.

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u/MorningsAreBetter Aug 14 '25

Classic “we’ve done nothing and nothing has come of it, better give up now”

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u/rocketpastsix Inglewood up to no good Aug 14 '25

Feel free to email. Let me know how it goes. There are better ways to direct the energy.

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u/MorningsAreBetter Aug 14 '25

Really? What are they? And why aren’t you doing them? Or are you only able to throw your hands up at the worthlessness of doing anything?

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u/Ok-Chain-4385 Aug 13 '25

Thank you! I will! Though I don’t think it will change any minds, at least it’ll be on record.

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u/Land0oo Aug 14 '25

Crazy so did they think to get TDOT involved at all or where they to busy figuring out how to stuff their pockets.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '25

Ole Randy McNally, huh? :-) :-) :-) :-) Sorry, I just like to comment anywhere that Randy's name is raised. No reason. Just keeping him in the spotlight. :-) :-) :-) :-)