“The torch has certainly been passed to a new generation in some key offices, and it’s going to be a new day on the County Commission with 11 rather than nine members and a lot of new faces that will change some of the dynamics to make it more racially and gender diverse,” former Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield said in an interview Wednesday. “I can remember back when the old City Commission was all white men — except Johnny Franklin — and most of them belonged to the same civic club. So we have achieved a more diverse leadership, and I think that’s a healthy thing.”
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