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| Campaign News TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 An enthusiastic crowd gathered at the Knoxville Convention Center Tuesday night to greet Mayor Haslam and celebrate his campaign victory. Mayor Haslam garnered 87.3% of the 6,560 votes cast in the election. MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2007 The following campaign events have been scheduled: West Hills Reception for Mayor Bill Haslam and his wife Crissy, at the home of Gay and Bill Lyons, 8507 Corteland Drive on Tuesday, August 21, 7 - 8:30 p.m. South Knoxville "Dessert and Conversation" with Mayor Bill Haslam and his wife Crissy at the home of Monte and Whitney Stanley, 3029 Davenport Road on Wednesday, August 29 , 7- 8:30 p.m. North Knoxville Reception for Mayor Bill Haslam and his wife Crissy at the home of Bill Pittman and Tina Rolen, 1130 Luttrell Street on Thursday, August 30, 7 - 8:30 p.m. East Knoxville BBQ at the Magnolia Cafe for Mayor Bill Haslam and his wife Crissy on Tuesday, September 4, 6 p.m. MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2007 Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam’s re-election campaign headquarters opened on Aug. 8 in Suite 1 of Homberg Place at 5204 Kingston Pike. Haslam for Mayor campaign headquarters will be staffed by Carol Gross, who is campaign coordinator. Bumper stickers, yard signs and other campaign materials as well as voter registration forms are available at the headquarters, which is open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Early voting begins Sept. 5 through Sept. 20. Election day is Sept. 25. TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2007 
Before an enthusiastic crowd of 400 people, Mayor Bill Haslam announced that he will run for a second term as Knoxville’s Mayor. In an early morning kick-off, Mayor Haslam talked about the new cooperative spirit in Knoxville and how it’s energizing our city. "I ran four years ago saying that it’s Knoxville’s time and I really believe that and now we want to keep Knoxville moving forward." Mayor Haslam emphasized that there’s a new spirit in Knoxville, a spirit of cooperation that’s making our city a better place to live. "We work best when we work together, sharing many different thoughts and ideas to come up with the best way to move our city forward," Haslam said. The Mayor is focused on four goals that will make Knoxville America’s premier city to live, work and raise a family; stronger, safer neighborhoods; more and better jobs; downtown, everyone’s neighborhood and quality city services at a competitive price. He talked about some accomplishments that are helping to achieve those goals: the establishment o a 3-1-1 center, a place where citizens can call and get action on any question or problem they may have; the chronic problem properties task force which is helping to clean up blighted properties in our neighborhoods; a $35 million investment by Sysco to build a new distribution center in an old rail yard; the synergy that comes from having the University of Tennessee and the Oak Ridge National Lab in our backyard; an energized downtown including Mast General Store, the renovated Tennessee and Bijou Theatres and a soon to open Regal Cineplex. “Developing the South Waterfront is the biggest project that my administration will undertake and will have the most impact over the next 50 years,” said Mayor Haslam. "Not only will it change the look of our city, but we can expect a financial investment of over $1 billion." The Mayor complimented city workers on the fine job they do, "One of the most important things we do is take care of basic services," he said. "Our citizens expect their roads to be paved, their garbage and brush to be picked up and they want sidewalks. City taxpayers also want to feel safe and the men and women in our police and fire departments make sure that happens." "I believe we’re delivering good service while keeping costs low," said Mayor Haslam. "Our city’s finances are the strongest they’ve ever been while still providing quality services for our citizens." He also complimented the teamwork that exists between his administration and city council. In addition to all of this, the Mayor pointed out that we’re being recognized across the nation as a great place to live and work. Expansion Magazine has named Knoxville as one of the top ten places to do business, Forbes has named Knoxville as the fifth best place for business and career, CNN has called us one of the top 10 places to retire and the Economic Research Institute says Knoxville is the best place to live for a recent college graduate. "I think all of this means we must be doing something right," said Mayor Haslam. The city primary will be held on Tuesday, September 25 and the general election is on Tuesday, November 6. |
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