EPB officials said they hope to be offering cable TV service in Chattanooga by the end of the year.And in other local news, does anyone else think our mayor is being an incredible killjoy when it comes to the Passage?
Mayor Ron Littlefield said a key feature of the $120 million 21st Century Waterfront that is now closed for repairs was never designed to be a play area.It's like he's turning into that grumpy old neighbor who's always growling, "Damn kids! Get off my lawn!" -- a cranky old man who doesn't like seeing the young kids having some fun.
He said The Passage was meant to be a "reverent and reflective place."
If the Passage is an attraction -- if kids and their parents enjoy playing in the water -- we, of course, should figure out how to keep it a safe and accessible. I don't think it's any big secret that one of big points of the whole riverfront park is to draw visitors to the area. Why is the mayor even entertaining the idea that we might spoil their fun?
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Didn't the Cherokee group which co-sponsored the design come out and say "we think it's great that kids play in it" or something like that?
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