Citizens of East Ridge, During a recent Community Meeting there were a couple of statements made regarding my office that I feel compelled to correct. It was stated that I had an employee in the Hamilton County Criminal Court Clerk’s office that made an outrageous salary and only worked three days a week. That is […]

It has been an interesting week seeing the back and forth between Roy Exum and Tim Boyd regarding the upcoming idea of a $15 million expansion at Camp Jordan.  While everyone seemed to argue over how it should be done, no one seemed to ask if it should be done. To me it’s as simple as […]

For about three months, I have attended all the East Ridge City Council meetings. During these meetings, I get up and sign in for “My five minutes of fame” to ask the City Council questions or comments. My special interest is and always has been for the city to have the CARTA Care-A-Van service – […]

… divided we fall. Anyone paying attention to city council meetings for the last month and a half has witnessed first hand the power of that phrase.   A group of neighbors upset over the use of ATVs by a property owner and his 12- year-old grandson on a vacant tract of land culminated with […]

Firefighter’s, who are they? I wish you could know what it is like to search a burning bedroom for trapped children at 3 AM, flames rolling above your head, your palms and knees burning as you crawl, the floor sagging under your weight as the kitchen below you burns. I wish you could comprehend a […]

Money. Gamblers want to risk it for chances of more. Savers want to keep it. The frugal are careful about giving it away. The lavish use it as a status symbol.  Our politics, our cities, our country, and even our world are carved up and deeply divided by money. In East Ridge there are two main […]

I have lived in East Ridge all my life and in the early years the elected officials did as they pleased without having to answer to anyone. It makes me happy to see people take a stand and DEMAND answers. We as citizens of East Ridge need to know what is happening. We have the […]

I’ve got some questions about the newly-created East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority and I can’t get anyone to answer them. I’m not alone. Others are crying out for how this thing works and what it’s going to be used for, including Councilman Jacky Cagle. He can’t get any real answers either. He tried in […]

I was so pleased when I heard that East Ridge was creating an East Ridge Housing Authority (ERHA).  I thought that once and for all the city would use the authority to make all East Ridge property owners fix up their dilapidated property, run down junk cars, or even address “hoarders.” Boy, I could not […]

“If the Border Region Act was left to people like you, NOTHING would happen.  Because you’re a NAYSAYER!”  The words, which were literally being shouted at me, rang like a bell and I could feel wave after wave of vibrations penetrate deeper and deeper into me, as if barbed wire were being wrapped around my […]

For the life of me, I have read this Ordinance 1032 over and over again! I consider myself somewhat intelligent but this is over my head. If it is to Amend Ordinance No. 1013, how do I find out what it says? Honestly, it sounds to me like any part of the government budget not […]

I am beginning to wonder if my involvement with city meetings and such is going to make people dislike me and possibly ruin any chance I may have of making a positive difference. The last thing I want to do is come off as negative or inconsiderate! That is just not me. As I attend […]