A months-long search for a new City Manager for East Ridge will come to a head on Monday, as two finalists for the position will be interviewed by members of the City Council.
Count ’em … two. I maintain that’s not much of a choice for the members of the council.
When the city put out a press release announcing the two finalists, Kevin Owens, a city administrator in Fayetteville, Tenn., and Michael Powers, a former county administrative officer in Hanford, California, via Alaska, it was met with groans on social media by some residents of East Ridge…