u/Hurricanecoop

Just received this email from Cheekwood. Their socials have a link to sign a petition to fight this.

“An Open Letter to our Nashville Community from Cheekwood
June 23, 2026

For 66 years, Cheekwood Estate & Gardens has served as a sanctuary of art, education, and nature for generations of Tennesseans. Today, that legacy is facing an unprecedented and radical existential threat, and the future of Cheekwood is in jeopardy.

A group of neighbors, led by Jackson Moore, has filed a formal legal appeal with the Metro Board of Zoning Appeals in an effort to halt construction of a Metro-mandated on-site parking facility necessary to support operations. However, their most recent tactic does not merely oppose a parking project. They are explicitly demanding that the city issue a Stop Work Order to halt all operations and public use of Cheekwood’s property.

If successful, this action would effectively shutter Cheekwood as we know it. It would prohibit public access, halt all programming that Nashvillians have made family traditions, and end free educational field trips for thousands of Nashville school children.

Cheekwood will not be bullied into closing our gates to the public by a self-serving faction trying to wall off a historic Nashville landmark for themselves. We are fully compliant with the law, and we stand firmly with Metro Nashville in our mission to serve the entire community—which includes our active support for collaborative, city-led traffic solutions like a shared-use Highway 100 access drive.”

“We Need Your Help to SAVE CHEEKWOOD!

We cannot fight this unprecedented overreach alone. We need the voices of our members, donors, visitors, and friends to send a resounding message of support.

We are officially launching the SAVE CHEEKWOOD Campaign and we need your help. Please click the link below to learn more about the facts of this matter and sign our petition. Urge our city leaders to protect this landmark and let the Board of Zoning Appeals know that Cheekwood belongs to all of Nashville.”

Our lease ends in three and a half weeks and our property manager has begun scheduling showings. We plan to move at the end of next week. I am currently trying to pack up while my husband is out of town for two weeks for work. I have three kids under five including a nursing infant. Needless to say the house is not “show ready.” So far they have schedule four showings over three days next week. I am feeling really overwhelmed with the prospect of getting the house clean for showings while also trying to pack with very little capacity for either.

I’m wondering what is a reasonable expectation for the state of the house while we are still living here/packing up? And what is a reasonable amount of showings? I understand their desire to show it prior to us moving out but four showings in one week feels a bit overwhelming and I imagine it will end up being more than that.