MEDIA ADVISORY
Statement from the Mayor
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 22, 2009) -
Mayor Karl Dean released this statement today in response to the results from the special election on two amendments to the Metro Charter:
“This is a great night for Nashville. The results of this special election reaffirm Nashville’s identity as a welcoming and friendly city, and our ability to come together as a community – from all walks of life and perspectives – to work together for a common cause for the good of our city. That diversity and that shared desire to see our city succeed and progress is part of what makes Nashville so great and the exact reason why this amendment does not represent the city that we are. I can tell you it a true honor and privilege to serve as mayor of this city.
“We are able to celebrate this evening because so many individuals and organizations have devoted their time and resources over the last several weeks to this effort. Thank you to Tom Negri and Loews for hosting us tonight. Thank you to everyone at Nashville for All of Us. Thank you to the many volunteers that spent hours making calls and knocking on doors – it is the individual people in a campaign that mobilize voters. Thank you to the donors, the businesses and the individuals, for making it possible to get the message of this campaign out to the broader public. Thank you to the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce for vocally supporting this campaign, and the many other nonprofits and interest groups that rallied their constituents and united behind this cause. Thank you to the coalitions of university presidents and faith-based leaders for speaking out with one voice. Thank you to the Metro Council for overwhelmingly supporting the memorializing resolution on this. Thank you to Governor Bredesen for getting involved when he didn’t have to. His comment to me was “We can’t go back.” And I want to personally thank Jim Hester, a senior advisor in my administration who took a personal leave of absence from his work to ensure this campaign’s success.
“From here, we continue to move forward as a city, and we do so with no barriers in our way.”
Mayor Karl Dean addresses attendees at the Nashville for All of Us election night watch party
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