Mayor Tim Kelly’s Soft-on-Crime Approach Results In Continued High Crime Rates For Chattanooga

Like Many Left-Leaning Elected Officials Kelly Has Been Quick To Call Out Gun-Related Crimes, Especially In Light Of The Covenant School Shooting Which Prompted A Special Legislative Session Back In August. However, When It Comes To Petty Crimes Like Loitering, Littering, Public Intoxication, Trespassing, And…

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Mayor Kelly Disregards City Ordinances While Turning Chattanooga Into Homeless Magnet

The Decision To Create A Sanctioned Homeless Encampment In Chattanooga Comes On The Heels Of The City’s Poor Record Of Enforcing Existing Ordinances Regarding Panhandling, Trespassing, Loitering And Littering.

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Rampant Vagrancy Damages Chattanooga Business & Quality of Life

Chattanooga Residents Are Very Concerned About The People Living Underneath The South End Of The Veterans Bridge (3rd Street Overpass) And The Problems The Homeless Individuals Are Causing Throughout The Area.

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Panhandler’s Paradise: Records Reveal Chattanooga Police Refuse to Enforce Laws

Revealed In Documents Received By The Tennessee Conservative In A Recent Open Records Request, Despite Numerous And Ongoing Panhandling Violations In Chattanooga, There Have Only Been Two Tickets Issued This Year By Law Enforcement.

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Council Determines Panhandling, Littering Problems Caused By Lack of Enforcement, Implementation Of Ordinances

A Chattanooga City Council meeting uncovered that the problem with litter is not about the City’s litter policy itself. It’s about policy enforcement, the implementation of ordinances and the coronavirus.

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Chattanooga Mayoral Candidates White And Dahl’s Stance On Conservative Issues – Update

The Mayoral Election will soon be upon us so the Tennessee Conservative has reached out to the candidates to see where they stand on many of the issues that matter to Chattanooga Conservatives.

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City Council Tackles Panhandling And Littering

Spurred on by outcries from constituents, the City Council discussed the growing problem of Panhandling and Littering during their Strategic Planning meeting on Tuesday the 3rd.

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Panhandling Problem Plagues Chattanooga Streets

Once called “the dirtiest city in America” by Walter Cronkite, Chattanooga earned the nickname “Scenic City” after turnaround projects beginning in the early 2000s. However, many home and business owners feel that Chattanooga is on the downslide due to increased littering, panhandling and homelessness.

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