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Whitey Hitchcock announces re-election bid for county commission

Posted at 1:35 am May 31, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Harry "Whitey" Hitchcock

Harry “Whitey” Hitchcock

Harry “Whitey” Hitchcock has announced he is seeking re-election to the Anderson County Commission, representing District 6 in Oak Ridge, which includes the City Hall, Robertsville, and West Hills voting precincts, a press release said.

“It has been my honor, privilege, and joy to get to know and represent the very diverse citizens of District 6, a task I take seriously,” Hitchcock said in the press release. “When first elected in 2006, I pledged to

  1. help reduce crime,
  2. bring tax dollars back to Oak Ridge, and
  3. help re-new an effective working relationship between the city and the county. I feel that this has been largely accomplished, yet there is more work to do with a city-county partnership: housing, jobs, and retail development.”

Hitchcock said crime is everyone’s concern, and its cost cannot be overestimated. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Anderson County, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Commission, City Hall, county-city relationship, crime, District 6, Harry "Whitey" Hitchcock, housing, jail expansion, jobs, Oak Ridge Mall, Operations Commission, retail development, Robertsville, tax dollars, Veterans Service Office, West Hills

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