Metro councilman calls superintendent’s $165K office remodel a ‘vanity project’

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Metro councilman who serves on the city’s budget committee is criticizing the $165,000 spent to remodel Superintendent Adrienne Battle’s office suite, calling it a “vanity project” that undermines public trust.

Councilman Jordan Huffman, who represents Donelson and Hermitage, said he was unaware of the office renovation. A WSMV4 Investigation uncovered that remodel included building Battle a private bathroom, despite a women’s restroom located just outside her suite.

“Under no circumstance was this necessary. This was a vanity project,” said Huffman.

Huffman routinely checks bathroom conditions when visiting schools in his district, using the state of fixtures as an indicator of whether schools need funding.

“If the fixtures are old, you can probably guess