STVR Vote Deferred, Hotels to Apartments, and More
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The city council deferred a vote on new STVR regulations until February 21. On February 21 the city council will vote on an amendment to...
New STVR Regulations, New CARTA Board, and More
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The city council is considering new STVR regulations. See the February 14 City Council Highlights below for more information. The city...
Police Advisory Review Committee Report, Public Works Changes, and More
JANUARY 31 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The agenda session recording can be found here. The business meeting recording was not posted this week. The meeting...
Employee Information Guide, Brush Collection, and More
JANUARY 24 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The agenda session recording can be found here. The business meeting recording can be found here. The meeting minutes can...
Election Cycles, STVRs, and More
JANUARY 17 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The agenda session recording can be found here. The business meeting recording can be found here. The meeting minutes can...
Eviction Prevention Initiative, New Wastewater Department, and More
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The city has released a report on the Eviction Prevention Initiative (EPI), a partnership with several non-profit organizations. From Oct...
Free Pool Admission, Wrecker Fees, and More
Happy New Year everyone! I am excited to start a new year of civic engagement and education. I’m going to start this year by asking you to please share this...
Mayor Vetoes Towing Fees, STVR Moratorium Extended, and More
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS Mayor Kelly vetoed the increase in allowable towing rates. He proposed a daytime rate of $200 and a night/weekend rate of $215, compared...
December 12, 2022 - STVR Moratorium, New Fee Schedules, and More
DECEMBER 6 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The agenda session recording can be found here. The business meeting recording can be found here. The meeting minutes can...
December 5, 2022 - Affordable Housing Survey, Parks and Outdoor Plan, and More
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The city is launching an Affordable Housing Survey to better understand the housing needs of the community. You can participate here. The...
November 29, 2022 - Afforable Housing, Wrecker Charges, and More
Sorry for the delay, I hope you all enjoyed your holiday! NOVEMBER 22 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The agenda session recording can be found here. The business...
November 21, 2022 - New Building Codes, Noise Ordinance, and More
Sorry for the delay! NOVEMBER 15 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The agenda session recording can be found here. The business meeting recording can be found here....
November 14, 2022 - Airport Inn Rezoning, Job Openings, and More
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The city is currently hiring for 27 different positions at various levels. You can view the full list of openings here. The city council...
November 7, 2022 - STVRs, ADA, and more.
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS Election day is November 8. You can find sample ballots and polling location schedules by visiting the Hamilton County Election Commission...
October 31, 2022 - Early Voting, New Appointments, and More
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS -Early voting ends on Thursday, November 3. You can see the full schedule of early voting locations here. - The mayor has appointed Don...
October 24, 2022 - Homelessness, Westside Evolves, and More
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The Mayor’s office gave a press release regarding expanded efforts to address homelessness in Chattanooga. Efforts include the previously...
October 17, 2022 - Mayor's Open Office, Airport Inn Conversion, and More
I apologize for being late! GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The Mayor is hosting Open Office Hours on October 27 from 1-4:30pm at the Family Justice Center (5750 Uptain...
October 10 - Budget Amendments, Sewer Laterals, and More
OCTOBER 4 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The meeting recording can be found here. The meeting minutes can be found here. On October 4 the city council: voted to...
October 3 - New Appointments, Budget Amendments, and More
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The Mayor has appointed Mike Compton as Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Nicole Heyman as Chief Housing Officer, and Quentin Lawrence as...
September 26 - Sewer Laterals, Affordable Housing, and More
SEPTEMBER 20 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The meeting recording can be found here. The meeting minutes can be found here. On September 20 the city council: held a...
September 19, 2022 - Runoff Results, Budget Amendments, and More
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS Marvene Noel has won a runoff election against Marie Mott for the District 8 city council seat. Ms. Noel has been serving in the District...
September 12, 2022 - New Departments, Job Postings, and More
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The mayor has appointed Carmen Davis as Director of the city’s new Division of Culture, Arts, and Creative Economy (under the Parks and...
September 5, 2022 - Board Appointments, Homelessness Grants, and More
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The Chattanooga Police Department is hosting a neighborhood roundtable on Thursday September 8 at 5:30pm at the South Chattanooga...
AUGUST 29, 2022 - Area Plan, Board Appointments, and More
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS Chattanoogans in Action for Love, Equality, and Benevolence (CALEB) is spearheading an effort to form a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA)...
August 22, 2022 - Workforce Development, Board and Commission Appointments, and More
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS Jermaine Freeman, Senior Adviser to Mayor Kelly for Economic Development, gave a presentation to the Economic Development Committee on...
August 15, 2022 - Westside Evolves, Code Updates, and More
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The city has announced its intent to proceed with the Westside Evolves plan to renovate and expand the Westside public housing...
August 8, 2022 - Election Results, South Broad Redevelopment, and more.
I’m going to be trying out a more highlights focused format going forward. Please send me any feedback you have! And you have any questions or need help...
August 1, 2022
My family has been struggling with a stomach bug, so this will be another week of just the highlights. As always, I’ve linked the minutes and agendas so you...
July 25, 2022
HIGHLIGHTS Early voting for the August election is running through July 30. You can see the schedule here and you can find your sample ballot here. The city...
Jul 18, 2022
HIGHLIGHTS Early voting for the August election is running through July 30. You can see the schedule here and you can find your sample ballot here. The city...
July 11, 2022
HIGHLIGHTS Early voting for the August election starts on July 15. You can see the schedule here and you can find your sample ballot here. The city has...
June 27, 2022
I came down with COVID this weekend. It’s only a mild case so far (thank you, booster!), but I am not quite feeling up to writing up the whole summary and...
June 20, 2022
HIGHLIGHTS The City of Chattanooga Department of Parks and Outdoors has launched the Parks & Outdoors Plan to build a vision for the future of city parks....
June 13, 2022
HIGHLIGHTS The City of Chattanooga Department of Parks and Outdoors has launched the Parks & Outdoors Plan to build a vision for the future of city parks....
June 6, 2022
HIGHLIGHTS On May 31 the city council passed the second of two votes on an ordinance to allow Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in all residential zones within...
May 30, 2022
HIGHLIGHTS The Tennessee Republican Party has rejected Sabrena Smedley’s challenge of the primary results. Weston Wamp has been reaffirmed as the Republican...
May 23, 2022
HIGHLIGHTS Sabrena Smedley is challenging the results of the Hamilton County mayoral primary election. She is asking the State Primary Board of the Tennessee...
May 16, 2022
I want the format of this newsletter to continuously evolve to better meet the needs of the community. If you have any suggestions on formatting, length,...
May 9, 2022
HIGHLIGHTS · The Kelly administration hosted the State of the City event on May 5. During this event, they released the One Chattanooga Strategic Framework,...
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