Paul Hendricks for Signal Mtn. Town Council

Paul Hendricks for Signal Mtn. Town Council Well, I fell behind on my blog, but the good news is the campaign is keeping me quite busy. The big news is my Sierra Club endorsement! As you probably know, I am a Life Member of the Club and am committed to environmental protection. I am proud of this endorsement and will do all I can to honor it by my future activities if I am on the Council. See http://chattanoogan.com/articles/article_93883.asp for details!

I have been getting yard signs out lately and if anyone wants one, please email or call and I'll get one out to you. I hope you've read my latest editorial on sigmtn.com and chattanoogan.com. I have been refining my positions as I have learned more. I really think that the best approach to Shackleford Ridge is the Open Space Option provided in the list of ordinances approved by the Council. I am hoping we can move forward in doing all we can to encourage the landowners to use this option in development. I would love to see Signal Mountain become a model for best land use practices. I have been presented with two questionnaires in the last few days. One has been responded to and returned and the other one will be done soon. The first one was sent to me by the SaveSignalMountain people. It had three yes/no questions, but I feel the issues are more complex than that, so I sent a bit more than a page of answers. I certainly hope that my full answers are respected and posted in any publicizing they do of candidate positions. The second questionnaire is for the TimesFreePress, so I expect you will see that one soon, too.

I am looking forward to the upcoming candidate forums. The first one will be October 10 at 7pm at Alexian Village and the second one will be October 19th at the MACC, also at 7pm. I would appreciate anyone who wants to suggest questions I might confront to send them to me so I can consider them. While I'm sure the major issues will be covered, I have learned there is much more to this town than Shackleford Ridge.

In addition, I plan to come to the HodgePodge this Friday. Saturday and Sunday I have a medical conference to attend. I am beginning to walk some neighborhoods and meet with folks. I have posted a banner at the Monster Barn (y'all come, it's great fun!) and will have a table at the Signal Mountain Newcomers and Bachman's 1st Fall Carnival at Bachman on Saturday, October 21 from 10-3. There will be games, activities and food! Also, the Girl Scouts will be working on their scarecrows. Hope everyone can make it out.

I'm still looking for volunteers for election day to help me greet voters coming to the Town Hall. If you ever wanted to stand out on the side of the road and wave a campaign sign, now's your chance! Give me a call!