Joint Government Session

On Wednesday October 24th leaders from the Manchester, Tullahoma, and Coffee County governments met in Tullahoma to discuss the direction of our community and what can be achieved by working together.

"It was great to see leaders from each government in our county in the same room. This was very much a new concept and something I know Mayor Norman and I spoke about just hours after this past August election. Mayor Norman has a vision of what we can accomplish as a community and his outreach with Tullahoma Mayor Lane Curlee has started the movement in the right direction. These meetings will become a quarterly tradition and are sure to involve some fantastic discussion about the direction of our community as a whole."

French visits New Union Elementary School

First it was a honor to speak to the children of the New Union Community. The quality of questions and the attention to detail was very impressive and something that I'm excited about as this generation grows older. I think it is important for our children to not only learn about government and the impact it has on our every day life, but also to be heard... to have their questions and concerns answered. This visit has inspired me to get more involved in our school systems and become more familiar with the concerns of the students and our teachers in our community. We are launching a new initiative at RyansReasons.com where we are focusing on our outreach to students and teachers both in our city school and in our fringe community schools as well. I will be sending out a letter to all of our educators next week that will outline the program, provide a mission statement, and list of goals that we hope to accomplish together.

Vice Mayor's Advisory Panel announced

Manchester Vice Mayor Ryan French has announced intentions to form a Community Advisory Panel. The panel will meet monthly with the Vice Mayor to report on various issues that affect the city.

 

"I'm excited to form this panel as an outlet for passionate citizens to further get involved in our community. The creation of this panel and the Mayor's Advisory Panel are fantastic examples of how we are working to open the doors of the city government to the citizens it is meant to serve", said French. "I look forward to participation from various sectors of the population. I feel strongly about the diversity of the panel, the more diverse the panel the more objective the dialog will be."

If you are interested in signing up for the Vice Mayor's Advisory Panel simply visit RyansReasons.com or pick up an application at the Mayor's office at City Hall. The deadline for applications will be October 15^th at 4:00pm

 

Ryan P. French

Vice Mayor

City of Manchester, TN

 

Contact Info:

(931) 273-6639

RyansReasons.com

CityofManchesterTN.com

  

Jones appointed Chairman of the Coffee County Commission ManchesterCaucus

Monday September 10th Steven Jones District 2 Commissioner (of the Coffee County Commission) was named Chairman of the Manchester Caucus.

The Caucus is made up of District 1 Commissioner Warren Walker, Jones in District 2, District 3 Commissioner Wilma Thomas, and District 4 Commissioner Sam Mai.

The full County Commission will meet tomorrow at 6:30pm.

Photo: Ryan French and Steve Jones

Reception, Swearing in Tuesday Night!

The new Board of Mayor and Alderman will swear in Tuesday night at 6:30pm at City Hall in downtown Manchester. Just after the ceremonies at City Hall the public is invited to join everyone at the Coffee Cafe in downtown Manchester for a reception dinner.

This dinner will be the first of the newly launched program "Meet Your Neighbors" a quarterly scheduled meeting that allows Manchester residents to come out and enjoy great food while chatting with local leaders and officials in a comfortable atmosphere.

"The idea of Meet Your Neighbors is pretty simple, but the purpose couldn't be more important. What better way to become involved in your community than to come out and tell the elected officials and other decision makers what you think? I think we will have great dialog and ideas come from these dinners and maybe meet a few new friends."  -Ryan French (Manchester Alderman)

While Tuesday night will kick off the dinner series, a schedule will be posted in September with times and dates for the events. You can see the schedule on www.RyansReasons.com or at www.Cityof ManchesterTN.com (Schedules will be posted on September 7th, 2012).

Norman trumps Superstein; Morse a strong second place

Norman trumps Superstein; Morse a strong second place

2012 Election Results From:TSINews.com

From TSINews.com

Manchester voters battered incumbent office holders Thursday, electing a new Mayor and turning out two veteran aldermen.
Lonnie Norman easily won election as Mayor, gathering 745 votes compared to 506 for incumbent Betty Superstein. Claude Morse picked up 582 votes followed by Stella McWhorter with 193 votes.
Unofficial vote totals show political newcomer Tim Pauley elected as alderman with 972 votes. Incumbent Ryan French won another City Hall term with 919 votes. Russell Bryan was elected with 915 Votes along with Cheryl Swan with 913 votes. Incumbent alderman Roxanne Patton won another term with 705 votes.
Mike Lewis gets a term on the Manchester City School Board, picking up 986 ballots. Incumbent Susan Parsley was re-elected with 941 votes. Incumbent Bob Bellamy lost a re-election bid, running in third place with 805 votes.
“I feel very fortunate to have the citizens support me and have the confidence in me to help our city become an efficient governing body.,” Swan told The Saturday Independent. “I am extremely excited about getting started and making Manchester the city we all deserve.”
Swan said that the final results “have proven” that the city is ready for what she called the “right” changes.
French echoed that the race is a “mandate from voters” to move the city forward.
“We have to lower our property tax rate, grow our retail economy and transient dollars, and re-direct common sense and decorum back into our daily business as a city,” French said.
The incumbent 27-year-old said also that the city’s infrastructure needs work. He said plans are being made to discuss several city issues and the direction the new board wants to go with them during a “State of the City Address”.

TIM PAULEY – 972 RYAN P. FRENCH – 919 RUSSELL BRYAN – 915 CHERYL SWAN – 913 ROXANNE PATTON – 705 MARK MESSICK – 592 GENE HOLMES – 479 GARY TRAIL – 442 JOSHUA MOORE – 429 BRENT BATES – 420 MICHELLE SIMMONS – 401 DONNIE THOMAS – 396 SAM MILLER – 349 DANNY DAVIS – 241