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I Was Misled Into Signing the “Restore Our Fairgrounds” Petition

They used affordable housing to get my signature. I explicitly refused to support anything threatening Nashville’s historic Fairgrounds Speedway. Then a canvasser misrepresented what the petition woul

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Chris Childers
Sep 13, 2026
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I have suspected for weeks that my wife and I were misled into signing the “Restore Our Fairgrounds” petition.

Today, an Instagram reel finally set me off.

The video portrayed the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway as a threat to Nashville’s environment and quality of life. It claimed that chipped paint from the speedway washes into storm drains and pollutes …

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