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August 20, 2006
Sunday Blogging Coming Down
Here's a weekend roundup of Chattanooga and Tennessee news:
The Governor, home now, continues to recover from a fever they say might have been brought on by a tick bite. Meanwhile, a case of West Nile virus has been diagnosed in the Memphis area. Ticks and mosquitoes are two critters that seriously erode any resolve I try to maintain on the order of avoiding hurting living things.
Speaking of critters, Chattanooga City Council member Marti Rutherford won't let her dog swim with other dogs.
I stumbled upon the new Hamilton County website the other day. It looks a little better than the old one, but I haven't had time to fully check it out.
Investigative reporter Michael Weber helped pull the covers off a lawsuit concerning the possible violation of a conservation easement when the Brainerd Wal-Mart was developed. At issue is a road leading from Brainerd Road to the Wal-Mart property, and a former wetlands that was mostly filled in when the road was built. I strongly opposed the construction, as did many of my Brainerd neighbors and area citizens. We were right, too: traffic, which already had problems flowing through the Eastgate area, now snarls around that new intersection, even during off-peak hours. Walking on the levee is not as pleasant when you're stared down by a big-box store and its gargantuan parking lot. Aquatic and semi-aquatic life that once called the wetlands home? They never call. And all the while, there were two perfectly good Wal-Mart stores within a reasonable distance (Gunbarrel and Ft. Oglethorpe).
What of US Senate candidate and former Mayor Bob Corker's involvement in the whole deal? Well, there's more to come on that, along with a few other developments in the Senate race. Stay tuned.
Bank officer Joe Pitts wants very much to represent the good citizens of Tennessee House District 67 (located in Clarksville/Montgomery County). There's just one glitch: he doesn't currently live there.
As always, there are more election/politics news and commentary ahead. Thanks for reading, and visit often!
Miscellaneous | By joe lance | 09:57 AM