The City Council voted 8-1 tonight to annex an area on Lookout Mountain and commercial areas along Hixson Pike.
The city decided, however, to exclude one residential area that initially was part of the annexation — Goldpoint Estates. Mayor Ron Littlefield said the cost of sewers into the area led to the decision.
“It’s a rather expensive sewer project,” he said. “We can put it off.”
Councilman Russell Gilbert voted against the annexation.
For complete details, see tomorrow’s Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Cliff has worked for the Times Free Press for five years and covers Chattanooga city government. He previously covered Rhea County, as well as transportation and growth and development in Southeast Tennessee. A native of Maryville, Tenn., Cliff graduated in 2003 from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in communications with an emphasis on journalism. Before coming to Chattanooga, he was a crime reporter with Hernando Today, a supplement of The Tampa (Fla.) ...
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