Chattanooga Civics

18/02/2025

The City of Chattanooga - Government is holding elections for mayor and city council, as well as a ballot initiative on allowing out-of-state residents to work for the city. Early voting open until February 27 and election day is March 4.

I have released interviews with as many candidates as I could. You can listen on your favorite podcast app by searching "Chattanooga Civics".

I did not reach out to candidates in uncontested races (Jenny Hill - D2, Cody Harvey - D4, and Raquetta Dotley - D7). Some candidates did not respond to interview requests, and others responded but never confirmed a date. I was able to record interviews with the following candidates:

Skip Burnette - D1
Chip Henderson - D1
Jeff Davis for City Council - D3
Dennis Clark For City Council District 5 - D5
Cory Hall - D5
Jenni Berz - D6
Christian Siler - D6
Anna Golladay - City Council District 8 - D8
Doll Sandridge For District 8 - D8
Kelvin Scott City Council - D8
Ron Elliott for Chattanooga- D9

Chattanooga Civics, which started 4 years ago during the 2021 city elections, has been an incredibly rewarding project for me. Thank you to all my guests and listeners!

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11/07/2023

Great Article from Helen Sharpe, who has been doing great work educating people about tax incentives like PILOTs and TIFs.

For a deep dive on this subject you can listen to my interview with Helen. Search for Chattanooga Civics #43 wherever you get your podcasts.

It is a big deal that the IDB is having a public hearing on PILOT policies. The city and county have been in the PILOT business since 1985. 

03/07/2023

I'm excited to be included in this year's 20 under 40!

Young people are revolutionizing the workforce, leading the way in new technology, inclusive spaces and a push for a healthier work-life balance.

29/03/2023

This is an awesome community-built resource for anyone looking to incorporate healthy and sustainable transportation into their routine!

14/02/2023

The Chattanooga City Council is considering new Short Term Vacation Rental (STVR) regulations at tonight's city council meeting. Under the proposed rules, absentee (non-owner occupied) STVRs will have a density cap of 5% of the given units in a multi-family property and cannot be located within 500ft of one another in a single-family zone. There are a lot of other proposed changes and you can read all about them in the latest edition of the newsletter: https://buttondown.email/ChattanoogaCivics/archive/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...

04/10/2022

CALEB - Chattanooga in Action for Love, Equality and Benevolence is a public action collation that brings together various groups from across the city to enhance quality of life for all. With the announcement of the South Broad Chattanooga Lookouts Stadium project, CALEB is working towards the formation of a Community Benefits Agreement to ensure the development brings benefits for all Chattanoogans.

‎Show Chattanooga Civics, Ep #48 - Stadium Community Benefits Agreement with CALEB - Oct 2, 2022

11/08/2022

Chattamatters did some great Q&As with the two candidates in the District 8 City Council runoff. Find the links in the comments and be sure to follow Chattamatters!

20/07/2022

Mayor's chief of staff, Joda Thongnopnua, gave a great presentation on the City of Chattanooga - Government allocation plan for American Rescue Plan money to Chattanooga City Council last night. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdCC6tBwxSg

05/07/2022

Check your voter registration! Today is the deadline to be eligible to vote in the August 4th election, which includes the county mayor race!

Check your registration here: https://hcvoter.hamiltontn.gov/voterrequest/voterinfoRequest.aspx

Register here: https://ovr.govote.tn.gov/

312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Snodgrass Tower, 7th Floor Nashville, TN 37243 615-741-7956 Voter Fraud Hotline: 1-877-850-4959. You may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 if you make a report of voter fraud that leads to a conviction. [email protected]

28/06/2022

Does anyone have a good contact for Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA)? I would love to have a representative on the show!

11/05/2022

100 subscribers to the Chattanooga Civics Newsletter in 2 days! Thanks everyone!

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