Hot Council Districts

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March 01, 2005

Hot Council Districts

Folks over in District 7 are still 'anxiously mulling' their choices for City Council.

District 6 is a tough one, too. There are two good candidates, but neither is perfect. I do know a little of Marti Rutherford's record, including her recent comments about what types of businesses are "acceptable" to line Brainerd Road. (I also seem to remember something about cell phone towers paving the way for the Apocalypse, which they haven't seem to have come through with as yet. I moved to District 6 in 2002, when Ron Littlefield was already Councilman.) I'm going to trust that Julie Chamberlain is a bit more flexible and freedom-minded, and doesn't try to impose her own design preferences upon her constituents.

I see that the Pulse Blog is up and running, and takes on this very important subject as its first. Please give them lots of hits, then come see this site tomorrow to wrap up the results and compare results to picks.

I'll bet that a great many District 4 citizens wish they had another option than choosing between Jack Benson and Robert Reid. Is electing Reid just to penalize Benson the most practical choice for the community's next four years? I might think so, but I might think not.

The Chattanoogan's poll for your choice among the top 3 mayoral contenders has more votes than on any of their polls that I've seen. These polls are not what you'd call "scientific," by any means, but they can give some idea of momentum among those on this side of the digital divide. Ann Coulter's holding at around 48%, which may signal a runoff. (Hey, remind me to do a post on Instant Runoff Voting, which is a system well-tailored for mid-sized municipal elections.)

That's it for now.

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