City’s 311 response lauded by citizen
During the heavy wind that blew Tuesday night, a huge pine tree fell across my street. It was late at night when we called 311, but it didn’t take long as there was a man to deal with it within the hour. It was dark and cold and the wind was still howling, but he stepped up to the plate and came through like a champ.
His name was Milton Stewart and he had the most upbeat attitude, saying that “this is just part of the job,” but within the next 30 minutes or so, he had single-handedly cut up the tree and moved it to the side of the road. Another crew was on the scene first thing Wednesday morning to finish the job.
Many times I’m impatient and critical of slow reaction times from these folks, but they were all over it this time. Thanks for being there when we needed you most. Your promptness is very much appreciated.
JOHN HUNT
Work with Georgia on water supply
Why doesn’t Tennessee take a look at sharing water from the Tennessee River with Georgia? I’m new to Chattanooga from Ohio, but I am a groundwater geologist and have been paying attention to this water supply issue. Why doesn’t Tennessee have Georgia pay for an impact study and see if the removal of water from the river would have negative impact on river commerce, power generation, river ecology or related groundwater supply? In the study the amount of water that could be safely removed could be determined. It is highly unlikely there would be a negative impact if a reasonable amount was shared, then Tennessee could charge Georgia for the privilege. This is a win-win as I see it.