Karen Carson – Chief Hypocrite Among The Sinners

by admin · June 12, 2009

Karen Carson, Fifth District Member and Vice Chair of the Knox County School Board has sent a communication to the Knox County Redistricting Committee asking even pleading that they not separate neighborhoods in any redistricting plans. In her communication (which is below in it’s entirety) she even throws the Town of Farragut residents and Commissioner Briggs proposal under the bus. The Chief Hypocrite said, …”as you look at these proposals and their impact on our community you will attempt to put keeping neighborhoods together before keeping any towns together.”

Now, here’s the deal. This from the school board leader that not only split neighborhoods and towns. But split families in her high school redistricting plan from just a year or so ago. Everyone that didn’t fall into the “grandfathering” clause of the redistricting plan got screwed by the Chief Hypocrite Carson.

—– Original Message —–

From: “Karen Carson” <carsonk@tds.net>
To: <REmmett@cityofknoxville.org>; <Joshuatyler@comcast.net>; <lloydd@comcast.net>; <tstrickland@cityofknoxville.org>; <ivan.harmon@knoxcounty.org>; <michele.carringer@knoxcounty.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 7:39 PM
Subject: Redistricting proposal

> To: Members of the redistricting committee
>From: Karen Carson
> 5th District School Board Representative

>> I have reviewed the proposed redistricting plans and wanted to share
> my concern about the proposals which would split individual

> subdivisions. Specifically, I have been contacted by constituents who
> live in Crestwood Hills Subdivision who are very concerned about not
> only having their voting districts (and representatives) changed but
> also would have their neighborhood divided. I hope that as you look at
> these proposals and their impact on our community you will attempt
> to put keeping neighborhoods together before keeping any towns
> together. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions
> about these concerns. Thank you for your continued work to improve
> Knox County,

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> Karen Carson
> 5th District School Board Representative
> Home: 675-0236 – Cell: 300-6443
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