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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017 Dilbert BURGER KING USES BEAT-UP BURGER TO SEND MESSAGE PAGE 3B middle tennessee REPORT BUSINESS NEWS: 615-259-8096 OR FAX 615-259-8093 A developer has sub- mitted a concept plan to redevelop portions of the Nashville Superspeed- way property in Wilson County that in- clude the racetrack itself. Panattoni Develop- ment Co. is also request- ing an amendment to the master plan for the speed- way property, which is scheduled to be heard by the Wilson County plan- ning commission on Fri- day. Last year Panattoni an- nounced plans to pur- chase the Nashville Su- perspeedway property that totals well over 1,000 acres at the Wilson and Rutherford County line near Interstate 840 from owner Dover Motor- sports. The track largely closed in 2011.

plans were for manufacturing, ware- house and distribution uses, according to re- ports. Restructured deal indicated Dover Motorsports an- nounced an agreement to sell the Superspeedway facility and related equip- ment and assets to Panat- toni for $27.5 million, ac- cording to documents from August 2016. Panat- toni would also assume Dover out- standing bond obligations totaling $17.2 million. However, a recent fil- ing by Dover in August to the Securities and Ex- change Commission states amendments were made finalize new agreements relative to a restructured transac- The filing states an agreement is in place to sell 153 acres of the Nash- ville Superspeedway property for $35,000 per acre. Continuing negotia- tions on a three-year op- tion on 88 additional acres for $55,000 per acre are stated in the filing as well.

The conceptual plan submitted by Panattoni to the Wilson County plan- ning department shows eight buildings on the property with no alter- ations to the track itself, said Wilson County Plan- ning Director Tom Brash- ear. County officials be- lieved Dover Motorsports presently remain respon- sible for outstanding bond obligations. The status on further negotiations on the prop- erty and additional plans were uncertain as efforts to reach representatives for Dover Motorsports and Panattoni unsuccess- ful. understanding is this is the first phase of develop- said Joint Econom- ic Community Develop- ment Board of Wilson County Executive Direc- tor G.C. Hixson.

im- portant thing is it allows development to begin while still maintaining the speedway Among uses the mas- ter plan amendment seeks include light manu- facturing, assembly and distribution center, office along with the motor sports complex and other similar entertainment uses. Recommendations to the master plan amend- ment being sought in- clude funneling traffic from potential industrial type uses to State Route 452 Brashear said. rather have (the property) active than dor- Brashear said. do have to protect the surrounding property owners from adverse ef- Wilson County officials were not aware of any po- tential users committed to a building at the speed- way if approvals are gained. Nashville Superspeed- way, located in Gladeville, opened in 2001, but fizzled without attracting a NAS- CAR Sprint Cup Series race.

The county commis- sion will ultimately have to approve a master plan amendment, Brashear said. Reach Andy Humbles at an.com or 615-726-5939 and on Twitter Andy- Humbles. A master plan amendment is being requested for the Nashville Superspeedway land in hopes to begin redevelopment of a portion of the property in Wilson County. FILE New development in works for Nashville Superspeedway ANDY HUMBLES USA TODAY NETWORK TENNESSEE The owners of the former Melrose Billiards have leased a space in the Wedgewood-Houston area where they plan to recreate that bar and pool room concept. By end, business partners Jer- ry and Jim Chandler hope to open Chan- dler Brothers Houston Street Pool Room at a warehouse building at 429 Houston St.

going to be very similar to the old said Jerry Chandler, who with his brother had run Melrose Billiards for 47 years on Franklin Pike before losing their lease a year ago. A second production facility and tap- room for Jackalope Brewing Co. and a spin-off facility for Corsair Distillery are also planned for the foot warehouse building that will under- go a remodeling. In June, co-founder and owner Darek Bell paid the owners of Outdoor Lighting Perspectives $4 mil- lion for that overall 1.2-acre property, which is about a drive from his headquarters and taproom. Jerry Chandler described the planned Chandler Brothers Houston Street Pool Room space as industrial art deco, adding the Wedgewood-Houston location will feature the bar and pool ta- bles from the old Melrose Billiards plus ping pong tables.

going to be a grill upfront, a full bar with liquor, beer, wine a good selection of craft he said. Elsewhere locally, the Chandler brothers own the Grille in Brentwood, Belle Meade and at Hillsbo- ro Village in Nashville and The Gerst Haus restaurant in Nashville. Reach Getahn Ward at nessean.com or 615-726-5968 and on Twitter This is the back bar area at the old Melrose Billiards, which the Chandler brothers operated for 47 years.SUBMITTED GETAHN WARD USA TODAY NETWORK TENNESSEE OLD BAR, NEW SITE Chandler Brothers Houston Street Pool Room plan to join Jackalope Brewing Co. and Corsair Distillery Aggressive drivers are paying more for fuel than more sensible drivers with whom they share the road, according to a new Oak Ridge National Labora- tory study. Speeding and hard braking associated with ag- gressive driving may lower gas mileage in standard cars, trucks and between 10 and 40 percent in stop-and-go traffic, the scientists found.

The impact translated to between a 15 and 30 per- cent decrease in fuel economy at highway speeds. The math: As much as an extra $684 ignoring safety and politeness and all of said John Thomas, lead researcher on the project, question we wanted to answer in this study is much does aggressive driving penalize people in fuel The answer: between a quarter and a dollar per gallon. The Energy Information Administration calcu- lated that the United States consumed 143.7 billion gallons of motor vehicle gasoline last year. Accord- ing to the Federal Highway Administration, there were approximately 210 million drivers on the road in the United States at last count. If each of those drivers used the same amount of fuel and drove aggressively, each driver would have at best spent an extra $171 on gasoline in 2016.

At worst, spend an extra $684. Hybrids still best option Thomas decided to research the miles per gallon differences after a Turkish vehicle company repre- sentative emailed the laboratory about the Depart- ment of popular fueleconomy.gov site. said the data on the fuel economy increase for aggressive driving in the city looked Thomas said. sent to it me and I looked and said, because it is Fueleconomy.gov uses volunteer self-re- ported mpg values. To get fresh numbers, Thomas and a team of re- searchers compiled previous studies and then per- formed their own using two similar vehicles: a Hy- undai Sonata and a Hyundai Sonata hybrid.

The researchers found hybrid electric vehicles like the Sonata Hybrid are more sensitive to aggres- sive driving styles than conventional fuel vehicles like the standard Sonata. They found that hard breaking negatively im- pacted a hybrid ability to replenish its bat- tery as it slowed down. However, they still had better overall gas mile- age. general, always going to get much bet- ter fuel economy with a hybrid though, so we want to mislead consumers who think that they get a hybrid because they drive kind of Thomas said. probably still should, unless an abso- lute nut BRITTANY CROCKER USA TODAY NETWORK TENNESSEE Study: Aggressive driving may cost you more, literally.