Why can’t Knox County be more like Knoxville?

Posted By katie allison granju

Rikki Hall compares Knox County’s political morass with the sunny skies currently shining down on the city of Knoxville, and gives credit where it’s due:

Perhaps city voters can hold a referendum next year on whether unpaid years in office count against term limits. Since Haslam has declined all but a dollar of the mayor’s salary, this would give him another term, like he got redshirted.

Failing that, City Council should show its gratitude for the savings by voting to feed Haslam free lobster lunches once a month during his final year, as long as he puts them on a p-card to save on bookkeeping expenses.

Knoxville has been a mirror image of Knox County, and it is obvious which side is trapped in the funhouse.

May 29th, 2008

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