From the Nashville City Paper:

What is interesting to Rex is that there is one significant entity that seems to be missing from the debate, the Nashville Chamber of Commerce. Finding their position on this thing is like playing a “Where’s Waldo” game to scale.

The mission statement on their Web site reads the “Chamber is a nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitating community leadership to create economic prosperity.”

In stark contrast to their self-proclaimed role, last week they sent a letter to the Metro Council that ran from the issue as fast as possible. They said they “do not have a process to assess proposed private developments,” but they have “appointed a Board task force charged with developing an assessment tool.”

However, they went on to say in a somewhat condescending tone, “As you have most probably heard or know, the Chamber has historically taken positions only on public developments such as the arena, stadium and convention center, and corporate relocations that would have a significant impact on the city through branding or growth of our tax base.”

Note to Tony G.: If you want the Chamber to grow a spine, move to Atlanta and then call this thing a corporate relocation and force them to do something. How does this thing not have a “significant impact on the city through branding or growth of our tax base”?