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Opinion: Chattanooga Times endorses Jennifer Gregory, Anna Golladay and Ron Elliott in Chattanooga City Council Districts 6, 8 and 9

File photo/Ben Sessoms / Chattanooga City Hall is pictured on Nov. 12.
File photo/Ben Sessoms / Chattanooga City Hall is pictured on Nov. 12. File photo/Ben Sessoms / Chattanooga City Hall is pictured on Nov. 12.

Our final batch of Chattanooga City Council endorsements, in the ongoing municipal elections, are in, this time for Districts 6, 8 and 9.

Endorsements for Districts 1, 3 and 5 were published on Friday. There will be no endorsements for Districts 2, 4 and 7 as the lone candidate in each of those races is running unopposed.

Endorsements for mayor – a contest between incumbent Mayor Tim Kelly and challenger Chris Long – and a referendum on lifting the requirement for city workers to live within Tennessee’s state borders will be published Sunday.

Early voting ends on Thursday, and Election Day is March 4.

Here are the Times endorsements for City Council Districts 6, 8 and 9: