Mayor Ron Littlefield said Thursday night that the city needs to start moving past the “baby steps” of consolidation with the county and move toward a unification of several city and county departments.
PDF: State of the City 2010 speech
“For the decade ahead, consolidation for the sake of efficiency, economy and unity is the key,” Mr. Littlefield said.
Mr. Littlefield gave his State of the City address Thursday night at the newly decorated Lindsay Street Hall to a packed crowd of about 200. During the speech, the mayor highlighted several moves he would like to make in the coming year including consolidation, building green infrastructure and implementing a regional sewer authority with Moccasin Bend Wastewater Treatment Plant as the central utility provider.
He also blasted the Chattanooga Housing Authority for its recent actions in trying to build a $4.2 million housing project on Fairmount Avenue in North Chattanooga.