Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke gets earful at 311 call center
* 3 million: Number of calls the Chattanooga 311 Center has handled since 2003

* 3 million: Number of calls the Chattanooga 311 Center has handled since 2003

Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke sat in today for half an hour taking 311 calls and handling Chattanooga resident's questions and complaints.
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The Chattanooga City Council on Tuesday:
A 1.7-mile stretch of St. Elmo Avenue soon will start receiving repairs that residents say are needed badly.
Residents of East Lake have convinced their Chattanooga city councilman that they support construction of a $1.5 million fire hall in their neighborhood.

Chattanooga's early revenue projections:

Anita Ebersole, longtime deputy to former Mayor Ron Littlefield, has been removed as 311 director and the position has been dissolved, according to Mayor Andy Berke's office.
The Chattanooga City Council confirmed three more department heads Tuesday night. Gayle Keown, who has served the city 47 years, remains city treasurer. Chief Lamar Flint takes over for former Fire Chief Randy Parker. Todd Dockery becomes the new Human Resources director. All three were approved unanimously by the council.

The Chattanooga City Council voted 9-0 tonight to defer for a week approving almost $1.5 million to build a new fire hall in East Lake.