by Steve Hunley | May 27, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The impending resignation of Glen Casada, Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives, has its sad aspects, whether anybody wants to admit it or not. Democrats are rejoicing because they think the fall of Glen Casada will reap political dividends...
by Steve Hunley | May 19, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley For the past two and a half years, the City of Knoxville has been nudging along one of the most comprehensive and sweeping plans surrounding property use. Known as “Recode,” this nefarious plan has gone through more incarnations than the Devil...
by Steve Hunley | May 12, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Nashville/Davidson County has its problems. I suppose all local governments have their problems, but Nashville seems to have more than most. Pretty much everybody knows about the scandal involving former mayor Meghan Barry and her subsequent...
by Steve Hunley | May 5, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley How many times have you heard someone complain politicians don’t do what they promised during the campaign? I’ve griped about it myself and cannot begin to count the number of times I’ve heard that same complaint from others. Bill Lee promised during...
by Steve Hunley | May 5, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley On Wednesday afternoon May 1, 2019, Knoxville-Knox County Planning released the long awaited Recode Draft 5. Recode Draft 4 came in at 287 pages. Draft 5 increased that by 48% to 425 pages. Despite the prior commitment of Knoxville City Council in the...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 28, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley This past Tuesday, April 23, Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero signed a Special Called Meeting public notice of the Knoxville City Council to hold the first of two votes on Recode on May 14 at 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon. One little problem, in the 347...