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Chattanooga Civics Newsletter Hiatus
April 23, 2024
Subscribers, You may have noticed that the Chattanooga Civics Newsletter has been a bit quiet the past few weeks. The simple fact is that I have spread...
March 25 City Council Update
March 25, 2024
MARCH 19 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The Budget & Finance Work Session recording can be found here. The Agenda Session recording can be found here. - The council...
Affordable Housing Tax Incentives and More
March 18, 2024
MARCH 12 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The Agenda Session recording can be found here. The council read a special proclamation recognizing Christy Rashed for...
March 11 City Council Update
March 11, 2024
MARCH 5 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The Strategic Planning Meeting recording can be found here. The council heard a presentation from Regional Planning Agency...
March 4 City Council Update
March 4, 2024
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS On February 27 the council approved a Memorandum of Understanding relating to the financing of the South Broad stadium. The full MOU can...
South Broad Stadium Funding, Beer & Wrecker Board, and More
February 26, 2024
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS On February 27 the council will vote on the approval of a Memorandum of Understanding relating to the financing of the South Broad...
February 19 City Council Update
February 19, 2024
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS On February 20 the city council will vote on the approval of an additional $36M in debt obligations to fund the new Lookouts Stadium. $80M...
February 12 City Council Update
February 12, 2024
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS I recently released an interview with East Ridge Mayor Brain Williams and City Manager Scott Miller, providing a brief civic overview of...
New Podcast Episode, Lookouts Stadium Vote, and More
February 5, 2024
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS I recently released an interview with East Ridge Mayor Brain Williams and City Manager Scott Miller, providing a brief civic overview of...
January 29 City Council Update
January 30, 2024
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS I recently released an interview with Red Bank Mayor Hollie Berry, providing a brief civic overview of the city of Red Bank. This is the...
January 22 City Council Update
January 22, 2024
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS I recently released an interview with Red Bank Mayor Hollie Berry, providing a brief civic overview of the city of Red Bank. This is the...
January 15 City Council Update
January 15, 2024
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The city council is considering a proposal to rewrite the city zoning code. You can view the proposed code here. The city will be hosting...
January 8 City Council Update
January 8, 2024
DECEMBER 19 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The Agenda Session recording can be found here. The council discussed the proposed amendment to the city skating...
December 18 City Council Update
December 18, 2023
DECEMBER 12 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The Agenda Session recording can be found here. The council heard planning and zoning presentations on various upcoming...
December 4 City Council Update
December 4, 2023
NOVEMBER 28 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The Agenda Session recording can be found here. The council heard a special presentation on the proposed deannexation of...
November 28 City Council Highlights
November 28, 2023
NOVEMBER 14 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The Agenda Session recording can be found here. The council heard the Library Quarterly Report. The council heard a...
Learn about the City Wastewater System and More
November 13, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS I sat down with Mark Heinzer, administrator for the Chattanooga Wastewater Department, to discuss common questions about our city's sewer...
Area Plans, Police Advisory Review Committee Changes, and More
November 6, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The Regional Planning Agency (RPA) will be hosting several open house events to discuss the ongoing area planning process. You can find...
Westside Evolves, Police Advisory Review Committee, and More
October 30, 2023
OCTOBER 24 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The Agenda Session recording can be found here. The council heard a presentation about the Westside Evolves project,...
CSAS Histroic Landmark, Police Advisory Review Committee Changes, and More
October 24, 2023
OCTOBER 17 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The Strategic Planning Session recording can be found here. The council heard a presentation about the proposed...
October 17 City Council Update
October 17, 2023
OCTOBER 10 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The Agenda Session recording can be found here. The Business Session recording can be found here. Councilwoman Noel moved...
October City Council Update
October 9, 2023
OCTOBER 3 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The Affordable Housing Work Session recording can be found here. The council discussed the recent Housing Action Plan. This...
New Parks and Outdoors Committee and More
September 25, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The council is considering the creation of a Parks and Outdoors Advisory Committee. The committee will advise the Parks and Outdoors...
September 12 and 19 Council Agendas
September 11, 2023
SEPTEMBER 12 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The Proposed Meeting Agenda can be found here. The council will vote on a number of rezoning and planning requests...
Housing Action Plan and More
September 5, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The Mayor’s office has created a policy playbook to expand affordable housing in Chattanooga. You can [read more about the plan...
Affordable Housing Search Tool, Eviction Prevention Initiative, and More
August 28, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The Mayor’s office has created an affordable housing search tool. You can read more about it here. AUGUST 22 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The...
Officer Involved Shooting, Area Plans, and More
August 21, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS Mayor Kelly has released a statement on the police shooting of Roger Heard, Jr. Chief Murphy also provided updates at both the city...
Animal Control Board, Police Advisory Review Committee, and More
August 14, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The mayor has formalized a partnership with the city of Trostyanets, Ukraine. A 50-member working group will “determine the best way to...
Police Advisory Review Committee Moratorium, State of the City, and More
August 7, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS This past weekend I released my interview with Casey Tinker, manager for the Office of Homelessness and Supportive Housing.You can listen...
Police Advisory Review Committee Moratorium, STVR Tax Rates, and More
July 31, 2023
JULY 25 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The Agenda Session recording can be found here. The council discussed the temporary moratorium of the PARC ordinance due to...
State of the City, ARP Funds, and More.
July 24, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS On August 3 Mayor Kelly will give his State of the City Address. You can find more information and RSVP here. On July 25 the city council...
Agreement with Trostyanets, Ukraine, ARP Funding, and More
July 17, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS On July 11 the city council approved an agreement establishing a partnership between the City of Chattanooga and the City of Trostyanets...
Budget Receives Final Approval, One Westside TIF under discussion, and More
June 26, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS Dr. Mary Lambert will be stepping down from her post as the Director of the Office of Community Health at the end of this month to pursue...
City Budget Receives First Approval, ONE Westside TIF Presentation, and More
June 19, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS On June 13 the city council unanimously approved the FY23-24 proposed city budget on first reading. The final reading will be on June 20....
First Budget Vote on Tuesday, One Westside Plan, and More
June 12, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The city council will hold the first vote on the FY23-24 city budget on June 13 and the final vote on June 20. You can view the proposed...
City Budget, Lots of Board Appointments, and More
June 5, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS On June 6 the city council will host a public hearing on the proposed FY23-24 budget. The council will hold their first vote on June 13...
Final STVR Regulations, New Chief Equity Officer, and More
May 22, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS On May 16 the city council gave final approval to new Short Term Vacation Rental (STVR) regulations. The legislation will take effect on...
STVR Regulations, KORDSA PILOT, and More
May 15, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The Chattanooga Police Department has created a Nightlife Engagement Team to provide more officer visibility during large gatherings. On...
The City of Chattanooga FY 2024 Budget
May 14, 2023
Budget Overview The mayor has released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2024, which runs from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The budget is split into 2...
STVR Regulations, KORDSA TIF, and More
May 8, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS On May 9 the city council will vote on new STVR regulations. Absentee (non-owner occupied) STVRs will only be permitted within commercial...
Interview with Mayor, Animal Control Board, and More
May 1, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS I will be interviewing Mayor Kelly to look back on his first two years in office and to look forward at his plans for the next two years....
Noise Ordinance, KORDSA PILOT Application, and More
April 24, 2023
APRIL 18 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The Agenda Session recording can be found here. The council heard a presentation about the KORDSA expansion and PILOT...
Noise Ordinance Update, Sessions, and More
April 17, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS On April 11 the city council appointed Raquetta Doteley as Chairwoman and Jenny Hill as Vice Chairwoman. On April 11 the city council...
ARP Funds, Budget Education Sessions, and More
April 10, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS On April 4 the city council voted on the allocation of American Rescue Plan funds, and on April 11 the city council will vote on the...
Climate Action Plan, Noise Ordinance, and More
March 27, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS On March 28 the city council will vote on the adoption of the Chattanooga Climate Action Plan. You can read more about the plan here. You...
Proposed Climate Action Plan, Changes to Term Limits/Election Cycles Fails, and More
March 20, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS On March 14 the city council made no motion on an amendment changing the time of elections and adding term limits for city council (first...
STVR Regulations Fail, Term Limits, and More
March 13, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS Despite reports to the contrary, the city currently has no plans to close the Walnut Street Bridge.. On March 7 the city council made no...
Open Data Week, City Election Changes, and More
March 6, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS The city has announced that March 4-10 is Open Data Week. “This week is all about the power of data to set goals and track progress, and...
STVR Regulations Receive Preliminary Approval
March 2, 2023
The city council has been discussing new Short Term Vacation Rental (STVR) regulations for several months and the new regulations have finally received...
Library Quarterly Report, STVR Regulations, and More
February 27, 2023
GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS At this month’s Strategy Meeting the council heard the Chattanooga Library Quarterly Report. On February 28 the council will vote on new...
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