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Bible Park runs into trouble in Lebanon



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By: MICHELLE WILLARD, Post Staff Writer
Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2009 3:09 pm
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Lebanon had second thoughts about its prior support of Bible Park USA.

The Lebanon City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to repeal all previously passed ordinances regarding the proposed religious theme park.

The council voted late last year to approve the park’s economic impact plan, but Councilman Alex Buhler had second thoughts after requests for more financial information got no response.

For the city to completely sever support for the park, the ordinance must pass another vote March 17.

Wilson County’s Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote on a tax incentive proposal for the park March 13.

The county’s support of the park is in question after a December vote on the incentive plan fell two votes short of approval and a scheduled vote last week was delayed because of the absence of two commissioners.

Bible Park USA also ran into trouble here in Rutherford County and had relocated after Rutherford County’s Board of Commissioners rejected the park’s TIF plans last May.

Approval required a two-thirds majority vote after a valid petition from surrounding landowners was submitted to the Rutherford County Regional Planning Commission. The vote fell two votes short of the 14 needed with 12 voting in favor and nine voting against.

Following the rejection from Rutherford County, BPU Holdings announced last September the intention to locate the $175 million-200 million, biblically themed park on 113 acres off Tater Peeler Road in Lebanon.

Michelle Willard can be contacted at 615-869-0816 or mwillard@murfreesboropost.com.
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Member Opinions:
By: Macgyver on 3/4/09
The never ending story

By: devolver on 3/5/09
you can't hear me right now, but I am laughing at the bible park guys...

By: GrumpaEd on 3/9/09
Appears the Lebanon city council woke up, let's hope the Wilson county commission does also.


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