Rabbit Valley Road

Having recently moved to District 1 last August (and not District 2 as I originally thought), I haven’t been as active in the North Chattanooga community as I would like. As it happens though, both my wife and I work in District 1, and we spend a good chunk of our leisure time there as well.

The past few days, I’ve spent some time learning about the 3 candidates for District 1, and plan to cast a vote for incumbent councilwoman, Linda Bennett, in the March 3rd municipal election. While I think that North Chattanooga still faces many challenges in the next 4 years, I believe on balance that Ms. Bennett has served the area well. In addition to her commitment to my neighborhood, she has worked hard to tackle some of the challenges facing Mountain Creek and Lookout Valley as well. Since I am happy with the direction that North Chattanooga has taken during the last four years, I plan to cast a vote for four more. I encourage my friends and neighbors to follow suit.

In the near future, I plan to play a more active role in my community, and I look forward to working with Ms. Bennett and District 2 councilwoman, Sally Robinson, to continue to make North Chattanooga and the City of Chattanooga an excellent place to live and work.

As for the mayor’s race between Ron Littlefield and Rob Healy, I have no preference, and in all likelihood, will vote for neither. And you can read my editorial on the state of the current, mayoral race at Chattarati.