Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp delivered his fourth State of the County speech Tuesday, once again laying out his vision for technical education and new initiatives in the coming year.
Wamp spoke at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Wolford Family Athletics Center to an audience of a variety of county officials, as well as multiple candidates for office this election season and the majority of Hamilton County’s state representatives. Wamp is seeking another four-year term and will face Democratic challenger Mark Herndon in the August general election.
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Multiple times during the speech, he emphasized the importance of collaboration with the state government when it comes to local initiatives.
Here are three key takeaways from Wamp’s speech.