Bradley County Commissioner Adam LoweCLEVELAND, Tenn. — Bradley County commissioners want to sit down with Cleveland leaders so they might work better together.
In a recent meeting, the commission voted 13-1 for a resolution to arrange a series of meetings with Cleveland officials “to openly discuss issues past, present and future” in the best interest of all county residents.
Commissioner Adam Lowe, who introduced the resolution, said he was moved by recent statements Councilman Richard Banks made to the Cleveland City Council about improving communication with the county.
“Let’s put the iron in the fire, and let’s come up with a plan and a forum to do that,” said Lowe, who said county and city governing bodies tend to communicate with each other only through media outlets and Chamber of Commerce representatives.
The resolution cited as evidence of the need for more meetings “less cooperation and decreased goodwill” between the county and city on “fire service, growth planning, economic development, sales taxation and more.”