IF YOU GOWhat: Chattanooga Neighborhood Association CouncilWhen: 6 p.m. FridayWhere: Community Foundation, 1270 Market St.Online: www.facebook.com/CNACouncil
Some neighborhood associations are falling into disrepair, disintegrating under massive infighting or represented by more developers than residents who live in the community, said the newly elected president of the Chattanooga Neighborhood Association Council.
“When I called all 14 neighborhood associations in East Brainerd, only four people answered the phone. That is how poor these neighborhood associations are,” said Lana Sutton.
Her immediate goal, she said, is to increase resident participation in the associations.
She is not alone. Her board includes Vice President Cynthia Cash, who also is president of the North Brainerd Neighborhood Association Council; treasurer Michael Gilliland of Chattanooga Organized for Action; and Kenneth Smith, the past president of CNAC and now its secretary.