J. Miles Jorgensen
Candidate for Town Council Member, Town of Signal Mountain
Background
- Occupation
- Environmental engineer
Elected to the Signal Mountain Town Council in 2024; an environmental engineer with an M.S. in environmental science who has served on the town's Board of Zoning Appeals, Library Board and Stormwater Appeals Board.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Supports investing only when long-term value justifies cost
ReportJ. Miles Jorgensen Announces Campaign For Re-Election to Signal Mountain Town CouncilNews coverage · Chattanoogan.com (campaign announcement) · Aug 17, 2026 · chattanoogan.com
“It means protecting taxpayers from waste, evaluating costs carefully, and investing when the long-term value to the community justifies the expense.”
Housing
Supports weighing development's effects on roads and stormwater
ReportJ. Miles Jorgensen Announces Campaign For Re-Election to Signal Mountain Town CouncilNews coverage · Chattanoogan.com (campaign announcement) · Aug 17, 2026 · chattanoogan.com
“advocated evaluating proposals not only for their immediate benefits, but also for their effects on roads, stormwater, utilities, emergency access”
Roads & infrastructure
Supported withdrawing from TDOT sidewalk grant for alternatives
He said the alternatives, including town-funded work, could deliver the Old Town sidewalk improvements faster and more cost-effectively.
ReportJ. Miles Jorgensen Announces Campaign For Re-Election to Signal Mountain Town CouncilNews coverage · Chattanoogan.com (campaign announcement) · Aug 17, 2026 · chattanoogan.com
“withdrawing from the grant in favor of evaluating alternatives that could deliver needed sidewalk improvements faster and more cost-effectively”
Government & transparency
Supported ClearGov and public access to town finances
ReportJ. Miles Jorgensen Announces Campaign For Re-Election to Signal Mountain Town CouncilNews coverage · Chattanoogan.com (campaign announcement) · Aug 17, 2026 · chattanoogan.com
“supported ClearGov and easier public access to town financial information”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from J. Miles Jorgensen on them.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
All sources (3)
- Official Sample Ballot, State and Federal General Election, November 3, 2026 (generic sample ballot, all contests)
Election filing · Hamilton County Election Commission · elect.hamiltontn.gov
- Town Council
Government record · Town of Signal Mountain · signalmountaintn.gov
- J. Miles Jorgensen Announces Campaign For Re-Election to Signal Mountain Town Council
News coverage · Chattanoogan.com (campaign announcement) · Aug 17, 2026 · chattanoogan.com
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