6,250 subscribers www.TML1.org Volume 71, Number 18 Nov. 23, 2020 Bill Hagerty wins U.S. Senate seat Registration now open! Virtual TML District Meetings set for December The 112th General Assembly Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund will convene in Nashville on Jan. President and CEO Wade Morrell, 12. TML anticipates they will ad- and a brief message from our new dress a number of issues that will TML Executive Director Anthony impact cities and towns in our state. Haynes. It is important that all city officials Information on how to register are prepared to voice support or for each meeting has already been concern with their legislators and sent to city officials in each district. help educate them on the needs of A meeting reminder and Zoom our cities and towns. link will be sent out prior to each This year’s TML District meeting. For further assistance, Meetings will be conducted virtu- please contact your TML staff. ally using a Zoom webinar format. Accordingly, this district meeting 2020 TML Virtual will be conducted on an abbreviated District Meetings schedule and the information will be related in a condensed format. The District 1 Dec. 2 10a.m./ EST abbreviated meeting is expected to District 2 Dec. 3 10 a.m. / EST Photo by The Tennessean last 75 minutes. District 3 Dec. 9 10 a.m. / EST Republican Bill Hagerty has won the U.S. Senate seat in Tennessee being vacated by retiring, long- TML staff will share the District 4 Dec. 2 1 p.m./ CST legislative agenda created by Ten- time Sen. Lamar Alexander. The former U.S. ambassador to Japan under President Donald Trump nessee cities and approved by the District 5 Dec. 3 1 p.m. / CST beat Memphis Democrat Marquita Bradshaw. Hagerty won the seat with 62% of the votes. He will be TML board. City officials will also District 6 Dec. 9 1 p.m. / CST sworn into office Jan. 3, 2121, as part of the 117th United States Congress. hear from Public Entity Partners District 7 Dec. 10 10 a.m./CST President and CEO Michael Fann, District 8 Dec. 10 1 p.m./ CST Candidates vie for State House, Senate seats BY KATE COIL More than 200 cities hold TML Communications Specialist Across Tennessee, voters went elections in November to the polls to determine the fates of seats in the Tennessee State BY KATE COIL referendum with 450 votes for and Legislature. 298 against. Medina residents voted Voters decided the results of 16 Voters went to the polls in 215 in favor of retail wine sales with races for the State Senate and 99 municipalities across Tennessee on 1,720 votes for and 489 against the races for the State House. Incum- Nov. 3 to decide on elected officials as measure. bents largely won races across the well as municipal referendums. New Tazewell residents voted state. However, Democrat Heidi Referendums to allow consump- 613 for and 310 against to pass a Campbell managed to unseat Steve tion on the premises were held in retail package referendum. Voters Dickerson in Nashville’s Senate seven communities. in Powells Crossroads approved District 20 race, while in the House Algood residents voted to ap- a retail package store referendum District 90 race challenger Dem- Paul W. Rose (R)* - 70,222 prove consumption on the premises with 418 votes for and 209 against. ocrat Torrey C. Harris unseated * indicates incumbent with 1,209 ballots cast for to 677 Spring City residents voted 512 in Julie Byrd Ashworth (D) incumbent Independent candidate - 31,223 against. Voters in Erin approved a con- favor of package stores with 215 John J. Deberry Jr. - 45,003 sumption on the premises referendum against. In Whitwell, the city’s pack- New faces will also be seen Glenn Scruggs (D) - 39,613 STATE HOUSE with 321 voting for and 176 against the age store referendum was passed District 12 in several House seats where District 1 measure. Huntington voters passed 408 to 184. incumbents did not seek re-elec- Ken Yager (R)* John K. Crawford (R)* the consumption referendum with Three cities held referendums District 14 tion including Republican Scotty District 2 1,132 for and 559 against. aimed at increasing their municipal Campbell in House District 3, Shane Reeves (R)* 62,248 Bud Husley (R)* - 23,278 Rossville votes cast their ballots sales tax from 2.25% to 2.75%, all Chase Clemons (D) 24,395 Republican Tim Hicks in House Arvil Love Jr. (D) - 6,902 in favor of a consumption referendum of which were voted down. District 16 District 6, Republican Rebecca District 3 with 578 for and 148 against. St. Lewisburg voters rejected the Keefauver Alexander in District Janice Bowling (R)* - 51,658 Scotty Campbell (R) Joseph also approved consumption proposed sales tax increase with Sheila Younglove (D) -15,270 7, Democrat Sam McKenzie in District 4 referendum with 208 votes for and 2,646 voting against and 994 vot- District 15, Republican Michele District 18 John B. Holsclaw Jr.* (R) 110 against. In Troy, a similar refer- ing for the measure. Pleasant View Carringer in District 16, Repub- Ferrell Haile (R)* - 68,030 - 20,568 endum passed with 338 votes for and voters also rejected down their John A. Gentry (D) - 26,182 lican Tandy Darby in District 76, Bobby Patrick Harrell (D) 234 votes against the measure. Voters proposed sales tax increase with District 20 and Republican John Gillespie in - 4,700 in Whitwell approved a consumption 1,656 votes against and 872for it. Steven Dickerson (R) - * 54,299 District 97. District 5 referendum 385 to 199. In Portland, a similar measure lost Results for all races are as Heidi Campbell (D) - 58,101 David B. Hawk* (R) Retail package store referendums with 2,626 votes against to 1,534 District 22 follows: District 6 were held in 10 municipalities. votes for the measure. Bill Powers (R) -* 49,728 STATE SENATE Tim Hicks (R) - 21,291 Voters in Alamo approved their Elsewhere, other referendums Ronnie L. Glynn (D) - 30,335 District 2 Brad Batt (D) - 7,832 retail package store referendum with were held on ordinances, amend- District 24 Art Swann (R)* District 7 576 votes for and 341 votes against the ments, and annexation. In the city District 4 John D. Stevens (R)* - 63,474 Rebecca K. Alexander (R) measure. In Bluff City, a similar ref- of Chattanooga, voters approved an Yahweh Yahweh (I) - 8,785 Jon C. Lundberg (R)* District 8 erendum won with 242 votes for and ordinance to amend the city’s Home District 26 - 65,550 Jerome F. Moon* (R) - 22,412 71 against. The city of Clinton passed Rule Amendment to allow county, Page Walley (R)* - 62,653 Amber Riddle (D) - 17,339 Jay Clark (D) - 7,673 its referendum with 2,796 votes for to state, and federal government em- Civil Miller-Watkins (D) District 6 District 9 1,404 against. In East Ridge, voters ployees to run for elected office in - 19,883 Becky Duncan Massey (R)* Gary W. Hicks Jr* (R) passed the retail package referendum the city. The measure passed with District 28 - 61,201 District 10 with 6,254 votes for and 2,159 against. 55,627 votes for to 9,928 against. Jane George (D) - 35,680 Joey Hensley (R)* - 64,989 Rick Eldridge* (R) Jamestown narrowly approved A second amendment to create a James Gray (I) - 17,850 District 8 District 11 a package store referendum with 335 police oversight committee for the District 30 Frank S. Niceley (R)* Jeremy Faison* (R) votes for 333 against the measure. The city also passed 50,372 for to 14,944 District 10 Sarah Kyle (D)* city of Jellico passed its retail package See MUNICIPAL on Page 6 Todd Gardenhire (R)* District 32 See STATE on Page 9 Forbes highlights Lewisburg as one of top ‘zoom towns’ BY KATE COIL the list and as the only community in is obviously here to stay. We are the Southeast to be featured. will be figuring our way through it As the COVID-19 pandemic Lewisburg Mayor Jim Bing- -- what can be done remotely and continues, Americans are re-evalu- ham said city officials were sur- what works well for companies.” ating both how they work and where prised to find themselves men- A new survey from the Pew they live. tioned in Forbes as one of the new Research Center found that young With the trend of remote work “zoom towns” drawing attention. people are among those most likely places predicted to continue as a “I think this is going to change to seek a new place to live because cost-saving measure after the pan- Lewisburg,” Bingham said. “We of the pandemic, largely because demic, many people are finding that are going to grow whether we want younger adults have been hit the they don’t necessarily have to live to or not. Forbes is a significant pub- hardest financially. The survey where they work and are now looking lication, and people are now finding found that young people were more for homes in more rural settings or us intentionally through that article. likely to lose a job or delay paying communities previously considered We were really flattered.” bills than older workers. Pew found as vacation-only destinations. Na- Greg Lowe, economic de- that those 18 to 29 were the most tional Public Radio has even coined velopment director for the city of likely to move or take in a new the term “zoom towns” to reflect Lewisburg, said he has seen how household member as a result of fi- cities where housing markets are the pandemic has changed the way nancial burdens from the pandemic.