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Staff Photo by Jake Daniels/Chattanooga Times Free Press Stringer's Ridge rises above Chattanooga north of the Tennessee River.
More than $2.4 million has been raised to protect 97 acres atop Stringer’s Ridge and make it a permanent natural area for public enjoyment, said Rick Wood, executive director of the Chattanooga Trust for Public Land.
Wood confirmed today that the Trust for Public Land had reached its monetary goal to preserve the property that overlooks downtown Chattanooga.
He said more additional details would come later.
The Trust for Public Land, along with other private organizations, individuals and the city of Chattanooga, have been working for almost two years to raise the money to keep the land as is. Plans call for the area to be an urban forest with hiking, running and biking trails.
For more details, read Thursday’s edition of the Times Free Press.
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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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A worthy investment which future generations will appreciate more and more as time goes by.
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