Rep. Matthew Hill Lies: About Hill Securing State Highway Funding For Washington County

According to an article appearing with the Johnson City Press, Rep. Matthew Hill is apparently letting out some big whoppers about his legislative abilitiy to bring back state funding for highway projects in Washington County:

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Phillips has since turned his attention toward politics and doing the right thing for Washington County — which he believes is new representation in the 7th District.

“I don’t believe that the county is getting the best return on its tax dollar,” he said. “And there is a general feeling that we are not being represented as well as we could be in Nashville.”

Phillips points specifically to Washington County’s lack of state money issued for new roads during the past two years, unlike neighboring counties such as Greene and Hamblen.

“My opponent [Rep. Matthew Hill] has said that he brought millions of dollars in road money to Washington County, when in actuality it’s for access roads, bridge work that is appropriated out of state infrastructure ... funds we get yearly,” he said.

Phillips cites road funds, education as key issues