NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF-TV) — Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton has concerns about the East Bank development.

He sits on the East Bank Authority Board and in its meeting Tuesday he continued raising questions about how much authority the board has.

"Who has the authority on the East Bank, Metro or the Authority?" Sexton asked in the meeting.

He did not like the answer.

Metro owns the land, about 500 acres on the East Bank, so Metro and the Mayor's Office have the power to negotiate deals with entities that will be on the property.

"We need to change this to the East Bank Oversight Committee, because that's what this is. It's not an authority. We're not developing anything. We're here to oversee it, and at some point in the future collect rents," Sexton said.

Sexton is on the East Ba

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