These Business Women Back Kelly For Mayor Monday, April 5, 2021
Sixteen businesswomen are publicly endorsing Tim Kelly as Chattanooga mayor via an open letter in response to opposing candidate, Kim White’s recently released 10-point plan to uplift women throughout Chattanooga. Many of these business owners witnessed first-hand how Kim White handled business dealings in her prior role as president of River City Company when she introduced and ushered in the city’s first Business Improvement District (BID) – now known as the Downtown Chattanooga Alliance. Business tenants had no voice in the process even though annual assessments self-imposed by property owners (totaling $1 million a year through 2029) are passed down to business tenants based on their square footage according to their lease agreements. The assessment is also passed on to the public through price increases when they stay at hotels or dine at restaurants within the district boundary.
Chattanooga Needs Tim Kelly Thursday, January 28, 2021
Our city deserves a strong leader and an experienced enterprise manager who can navigate a crisis. As Chattanooga continues to grow we need a visionary, a tireless champion who can represent the city in its entirety.
We need a leader who knows education is key to raising all boats, and who knows the future must support healthy initiatives for our diverse population.
Our next leader must know that access to well-connected public transportation is imperative to get people to jobs.
We have a record field of candidates to pick from. At the front of the pack, however, it’s clear to me the most prepared and viable candidate is Tim Kelly. If you look to past achievement as an indicator of future performance, then with Tim Kelly the city’s future shines brightest. He’s ready to hit the ground running in service of all of Chattanooga.