Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield and two of the area’s state legislators believe we’re all stupid.
They also think they’re geniuses who are about to pull a fast one, and do it with an added bonus.
Why else would they propose removing public notices from this newspaper and hiding them on the Internet so the bulk of area residents never see them? It’s an attack on accountability and transparency. It’s an attack on taxpayers.
The bonus is, they get to poke this newspaper in the eye for daring to ask tough questions of them.
The rationale behind this idiotic move — led by state Rep. Vince Dean, R-East Ridge, and state Sen. Bo Watson, R-Hixson — allegedly is to save taxpayer money.