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Tennesseans of a certain age first may have heard about term limits during the 1994 congressional campaign, when it was a part of the "Contract With America" offered by Republicans who were anxious to -- and did -- become the majority party in the United State House of Representatives.
Wamp pulled his original resolution pulling funding for a Wastewater Treatment Authority project after Local 3 News reported the project was set to be approved the same day.
Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp apparently didn't see the hornet's nest he was about to run into when he suggested the county reallocate 4.2% of the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money the county was awarded in 2021.
Prompting pushback from several commissioners, Mayor Weston Wamp has proposed reallocating $3 million in federal pandemic relief funds set aside for the Hamilton County Water & Wastewater Treatment Authority, which would instead support a series of other initiatives.
Wamp proposed reallocating $3 million in American Rescue Plan funds for road, parks, and organizations supporting members of the Hispanic community.