Money and Process Are at the Heart of the Issues Surrounding the City Manager Search
City Manager Search Reveals Serious Concerns about Money and Process By Chronicle Staff Amid controversy and delays, there appears to be progress in the City of Ashland top manager search. Despite a recent vote delaying... Read More
Controversy as The Ashland Council Adopts Its Two Year Budget
Ashland City Council Adopts Budget Amid Controversy By Chronicle Staff The Ashland City Council adopted its budget of roughly 300 million dollars at their first meeting in June, despite immediate pushback from members of the... Read More
A Citizen’s Letter to the Council: Get on with the Search for the City Manager
To the Ashland City Councilors & Mayor Akins City Manager recruitment is suspended… Now, will the City do the real work? I just finished reviewing the Special Ashland City Council meeting (5/13/21) discussion of the... Read More
Consider These Facts When “Judging” Ashland’s Mayor!
Normally The Ashland Chronicle would not respond to the work of another publication. We believe in journalism and the importance of all voices. However, a recent opinion shared by a local publication put our city and mayor... Read More
OPINION: You Can Lead A Horse To Water, But You Can’t Make It Drink
The editorial board of another local publication did a real hatchet job on the Mayor on 5/27/21. Their primary point was that she is not exerting enough leadership on the Council. What they don’t realize... Read More
Opinion: Councilor’s Cynicism Needs to Stop
BREAKING DOWN THE FORMATION OF THE COMMITTEE. DOUBLESPEAK, DISRESPECT AND CYNICISM IN PLAIN VIEW. Here I present Tonya Graham’s form letter which she probably sent to every one of the 20 or so people who... Read More
