Wednesday, April 13, 2005
So it Begins
Well, looks like my optimism will be short-lived.
The rollback is underway, and the cronyism is in full effect. Let's address the cronyism of the new Littlefield administration first:
How can you name someone, publicly to work in your administration, when you haven't even assessed the needs of the city yet? Is he planning to fire Daisy Madison? I'm sure that will go over well with the African-American constituency. But hey, I'm sure that being an accountant will qualify him for any old city job.
Now, as for the rollback of Chattanooga's progressive approach to urban planning: I LOVE that not 24 hours in, he is already showing Stroud Watson the door. How ridiculous. What about the rebirth of Chattanooga's downtown does Littlefield not like? The Urban Design Studio's "subjective" decisions give them the freedom to force developers to follow rules for the good of the city, not skirt the edges of "objective" rules by using loopholes and technicalities.
NOT a good start.
The rollback is underway, and the cronyism is in full effect. Let's address the cronyism of the new Littlefield administration first:
How can you name someone, publicly to work in your administration, when you haven't even assessed the needs of the city yet? Is he planning to fire Daisy Madison? I'm sure that will go over well with the African-American constituency. But hey, I'm sure that being an accountant will qualify him for any old city job.
Now, as for the rollback of Chattanooga's progressive approach to urban planning: I LOVE that not 24 hours in, he is already showing Stroud Watson the door. How ridiculous. What about the rebirth of Chattanooga's downtown does Littlefield not like? The Urban Design Studio's "subjective" decisions give them the freedom to force developers to follow rules for the good of the city, not skirt the edges of "objective" rules by using loopholes and technicalities.
NOT a good start.
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