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Community Backs the Blue

July 15, 2018 By Dick Cook and News Channel 9 0 Comments

Our friends at News Channel 9   were at Camp Jordan on Saturday and provided East Ridge News Online with this account of the “Back the Blue” event. Cold drinks and hot food brought the East Ridge community together Saturday. So did the fear that their police department is ill-equipped to keep them safe. After a national representative […]

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Citizens, Businesses Band Together to ‘Back the Blue’

July 11, 2018 By Dick Cook and Contributed Article 0 Comments

After watching the new police union donate 3,000 latex gloves for use by East Ridge police officers, a group of citizens was motivated to hold a “Back the Blue” BBQ and Bake Sale to raise money for basic supplies. The Back the Blue event is scheduled from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, July 14 […]

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Housing Commission Moving Deliberately

July 10, 2018 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

The East Ridge Housing Commission met Monday night at City Hall and continued to grapple with issues of dilapidated properties. The owner of a house that was ordered demolished by the city at 400 Donaldson Road was given an additional 30 days in which to hire a contractor to raze the structure, which is being […]

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TAWC Making Customers Aware of Imposters

July 7, 2018 By Dick Cook and Contributed Article 0 Comments

Tennessee American Water wants customers to know that when coming to a private resident or business to perform work, our employees will present a photo ID badge and drive work vehicles that prominently display the company’s name.  In recent days, some customers have received cold calls from representatives of a different company stating that they […]

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ERPD: Fireworks Illegal to Discharge in City Limits

July 3, 2018 By Dick Cook and Contributed Article 0 Comments

The East Ridge Police Department wishes to remind residents of East Ridge that shooting fireworks inside the city limits is illegal. Citizens who choose to use fireworks in other, legal locations should ensure the safety of those around them. It’s estimated that around 230 serious injuries occur around the July 4 holiday every year. Additionally, around […]

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Council Passes Budget on First Reading; Tables Rezoning Request

June 15, 2018 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

With no discussion, the East Ridge City Council passed on first reading a budget for next year, Thursday night at City Hall. City Manager Scott Miller told the council that the $13.66 million General Fund budget includes the addition of five new city employees and will not require the city to dip into its $5.16 […]

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Litchford Claims Conflict of Interest in Seneker Ethics Complaint

May 24, 2018 By Dick Cook 1 Comment

An ethics complaint filed by an East Ridge woman against Mayor Brent Lambert may force the city to hire outside legal counsel to act as an ethics officer in the case, as City Attorney Mark Litchford says he has a conflict of interest. Litchford claims the conflict of interest has nothing to do with the […]

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ERHRA Votes to Dissolve

May 17, 2018 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

More than a year in the making, a board intended to redevelop dilapidated properties in the city, took about two minutes to be dissolved. The East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority met Thursday night inside the Community Center and voted unanimously (Commissioner Curtis Adams was absent)  to go away. After approving the minutes from three […]

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Ethics Complaint Filed Against Lambert

May 16, 2018 By Dick Cook 1 Comment

An East Ridge woman has filed an ethics complaint against East Ridge Mayor Brent Lambert alleging that campaign contributions received in June of 2017 amounted to a gift or gratuity that was a reward for past actions. Laura Seneker of Germantown Circle, filed the complaint in a letter dated May 14. The complaint was filed […]

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Council Dissolves Housing & Redevelopment Authority

May 7, 2018 By Dick Cook 2 Comments

In a special called Monday morning meeting, the East Ridge City Council voted to dissolve the city’s housing and redevelopment authority. The 4-0-1 vote – Mayor Brent Lambert voted “present” – was met with a standing ovation by the residents packing the courtroom at City Hall. After the vote, City Attorney Mark Litchford said the […]

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City Officials: All Residential Areas to be Removed from ERHRA Boundary Map

May 3, 2018 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

Hundreds of upset residents jammed the gym at the East Ridge Community Center wanting answers from the mayor and housing authority board members about the possibility of having their homes taken by the government. Even though the event was planned weeks in advance, there was no public address system and officials’ answers had to be shouted […]

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ERHRA ‘Community Open House’ Tonight

May 2, 2018 By Dick Cook 2 Comments

Editor’s Note: This story appeared in East Ridge News Online on April 21. It was coverage of a meeting that the East Ridge Housing Authority had to prepare for the May 3 Community Open House. That meeting is tonight at the Community Center on Tombras Avenue beginning at 5:30 p.m. Officials said the Community Open […]

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Boyd Prevails over Lambert in District 8 Commission Race

May 1, 2018 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

The voters of District 8 have returned Tim Boyd for a third term to the Hamilton County Commission. Boyd, who was challenged for the second time by East Ridge Mayor Brent Lambert, received 1,203 votes to Lambert’s 714 in the Republican Primary. There is no opponent in the General Election. “This is one of the […]

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Citizens Fight Back Against ERHRA

April 23, 2018 By Dick Cook 8 Comments

A group of East Ridge residents have mobilized to fight having their houses being included in a blighted area and subject to redevelopment. Jody Grant, is among a group of folks who have banned together and are building a petition to remove some homes from being included in the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority […]

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ERHRA Special Called Meeting on Friday

April 18, 2018 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

The East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority will have a special called meeting on Friday, April 20 at 4 p.m. at City Hall. The purpose of the called meeting is to prepare for the “public input” meeting on May 3, officials said. No formal actions will be taken during the special called meeting on Friday, […]

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