People who had a way with words in the news last week:
“It’s great to see the expansion and the added service but, candidly, the best is yet to come.”
— Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly, on the addition of Las Vegas flights at the Chattanooga Airport.
“We are having to make a determination across the entire county, and all requests, what can and cannot be funded. There simply is not $21 million available. How that will work out is what we’re in the throngs of right now.”
— Hamilton County Commissioner Ken Smith, R-Hixson, on a request from the public schools for additional funds.
“TDOT has a rigorous quality control process. Every aspect of all projects undergoes constant testing and inspection by both our own internal experts and/or consultants. This discovery is a direct result of those safeguards working exactly as they should.”
— Rae Anne Bradley, spokesperson for the Tennessee Department of Transportation, on the discovery that five deficient bridge beams had been installed as part of the Interstate 75/Interstate 24 split project.
“Who vetted them? Where do they have a degree in Republican issues? They don’t have a degree or a formal education in it.”
— Catoosa County Commissioner Vanita Hullander, on efforts by Republican Party officials to keep her and certain other candidates off the ballot in the primary election to be held Tuesday.
“The TWRA searches, which it claims are reasonable, bear a marked resemblance to the arbitrary discretionary entries of customs officials more than two centuries ago in colonial Boston. The TWRA’s contention is a disturbing assertion of power on behalf of the government that stands contrary to the foundations of the search protections against arbitrary governmental intrusions in the American legal tradition, generally, and in Tennessee, specifically.”
— The Tennessee Court of Appeals, finding the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency was improperly entering private property without a warrant.
“Warmer temperatures appear to have helped bring some sellers back to the market, providing additional options to home shoppers during the spring buying season. With demand still high, and home prices rising, the time to sell in the Chattanooga area is still favorable for those looking to put their home on the market.”
— Kadi Brown, president of the Greater Chattanooga Realtors, on news that Chattanooga area home sales rose to an eight-month high in April.
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