Petition drive to give public say in convention center starts today in front of empty, locked library

The symbolism is not lost.

Convention center critics have organized a drive to get more than 25,000 signatures to leverage a public referendum on the Mayor's plan.

The drive kicks off at 1:00 in front of a powerful symbol of Nashville's sober economic reality: the Downtown library, which is closed on Mondays due to previous mayoral cuts to Metro services.