NASHVILLE, Tn. (WTVF) — Stunning allegations are coming to light against a Metro councilwoman.

In a formal ethics complaint, Joy Kimbrough is accused of asking a Nashville business owner for half a million dollars to get her to support his project in her district.

But she accuses her accuser of spreading "meritless lies."

And now some of Kimbrough's constituents want answers.

Joe Bond has lived in Bordeaux some 40 years and is a big supporter of a proposal to turn a parcel of vacant land off Ashland City Highway and Briley Parkway into an industrial warehouse.

"I think it’s one of the best plans Bordeaux could ever have," Bond told NewsChannel 5 Investigates .

"So you think the community supports this [plan]?" we asked Bond.

"100%," he replied.

The Nashville-based liquor distribu

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