It’s time for Soddy-Daisy to start bringing in more businesses, according to Mayor Gene Shipley.
And to do that, the city needs its own chamber of commerce, he said.
Mr. Shipley is calling a meeting Thursday to gauge community interest for the city’s own chamber of commerce or merchants association.
The move comes on the heels of the Soddy-Daisy/North Hamilton County Council, which falls under the umbrella of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, dropping the city’s name from its title. But Mr. Shipley said really it’s just time for the city to market itself to bring in more businesses.
“I feel like we can get a little more community involvement,” he said. “Right now, we’re not getting the local businesses participating in this particular chamber.”