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Berry Hill (Davidson County)

Berry Hill is an independent city located within the boundaries of Metro Nashville-Davidson County. It is located south of downtown near Franklin Road. It is relatively small with a total area of 0.9 square miles. Much of the area is considered "artsy" with small shops and resturants.

Berry Hill provides limited services to its 700 residents. Included are police protection, trash collection, chipper service, street sweeping, leaf collection in the fall, building code enfocement and zoning regulation. Berry Hill also maintains a municipal court. Other services are provided by Metro Nashville-Davidson County.

Berry Hill formed as a city within Davidson County in 1950. The population of Berry Hill at the time of incorporation numbered around 1,200. The city's first mayor was Ralph Rosa, who served for 22 years.

In 1963, the governments of Davidson County and the City of Nashville merged to form a consolidated metroplitan government, thereby making Berry Hill part of Metropolitan Nashville. Although Berry Hill is not officially part of Metro Nashville, it retains its municipal status as a city. Metro Nashville basically acts as a county government for Berry Hill and provides the same services to the city as it provides for the rest of the county. Berry Hill itself has a commission/anager form of government, which includes three commissioners and a city manager. The city has its own police department and trash pickup services.

Belle Meade is another example of a city within Metro Nashville.

Much of the area of Berry Hill was originally owned by William Tyler Berry and his descendants. Berry died in 1889.

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