A conservative challenger to Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly told a group of local Republicans that he wants to make the city great again. That goal requires a major break with recent years, he said.
Chris Long’s suggestions include a media campaign to reduce crime in the city and drilling for oil in the Chattanooga area.
Long, a freelance architecture consultant and two-time mayoral candidate, took aim at crime, Chattanooga’s homeless population and the Kelly administration in remarks Monday afternoon.
Long also said he supports natural gas production in the Chattanooga area — which, according to federal energy monitors does not have substantial, proven reserves — and overhauling the city’s permitting process.