Mayoral candidate Chester Heathington is claiming that the family of campaign frontrunner Andy Berke is profiting from Woodlawn Apartments, a complex he says is the “epicenter” of crime in the city.
Heathington’s campaign plans a 1 p.m. news conference to discuss the issue.
The Berke campaign quickly responded.
Property records show that Berke “has no ownership in the Woodlawn Apartment Complex, either through a partnership or personally,” the campaign said in a statement. “He has no decision-making or management authority and has no personal connection to the property.”
For more information, read tomorrow’s edition of the Times Free Press.
Cliff has worked for the Times Free Press for five years and covers Chattanooga city government. He previously covered Rhea County, as well as transportation and growth and development in Southeast Tennessee. A native of Maryville, Tenn., Cliff graduated in 2003 from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in communications with an emphasis on journalism. Before coming to Chattanooga, he was a crime reporter with Hernando Today, a supplement of The Tampa (Fla.) ...
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