'Something Has
To Be Done' To
Change Course,
Alderman Says
BY TOM YANCEY
STAFF WRITER
Greeneville Alderman W.T. Daniels submitted a qualifying petition Wednesday to run for mayor in the June 1 municipal election.
Daniels, 64, announced his intention to run in November, saying, "Something has to be done" to change the course of the town's government.
Daniels said, "I think everybody knows, from what's been said, that I'm not real happy with what's going on" regarding the way Greeneville's municipal government is being managed by the current administration.
He added, "A lot of people are not happy. Our representative government is being challenged. One of the reasons I'm running is that a lot of people have asked me to do this, and I'm willing to do it. I think I'm up to the challenge."
IN HIS NINTH TERM
Daniels won re-election to his ninth two-year term as Greeneville alderman in 2008.
The municipal election is a non-partisan one that does not involve a party primary.
Asked why he is running, Daniels said today, "Right now is a very challenging time. I think that, with the experience I've had, I can do the job."
Daniels is chairman of the Greeneville Regional Planning Commission and also is chairman of the Greeneville Light & Power System's board of directors.
Daniels is a past president of the former Greeneville-Greene County Area Chamber of Commerce and of Link Hills Country Club.
He also is a former chairman of the major gifts division of the United Way of Greene County campaign.
Daniels is a member of the Industrial Park Agency and of Greeneville Moose Lodge No. 692.
An avid golfer, Daniels served for many years as co-chairman of the golf committee for Takoma Regional Hospital.
Years ago he was a drill instructor in the U.S. Army, and now is employed in property management.
Daniels is a member of Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He and his wife, the former Andrea Susong, have two daughters and four grandchildren.
