Chattanooga and Hamilton County mayors got together Tuesday with other regional officials to discuss a long-range development plan for 25 counties in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia.
The meeting, held at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, was to get community buy-in and measure local interest in a $5 million grant application to address issues of growth and environmental sustainability in the area.
It’s the second time in about a month that many of the officials, including County Mayor Claude Ramsey and Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield, have met to discuss regional growth. But the last time they met, on June 30, the press and the public were not invited.
COUNTIES IN THE PLANTennessee* Hamilton* Bradley* Marion* Grundy* Sequatchie* Bledsoe* Rhea* Meigs* McMinn* PolkGeorgia* Catoosa* Whitfield* Walker* Dade* Chattooga* Murray* Fannin* Gilmer* Gordon* Pickens* Floyd* Bartow* Polk* Paulding* HaralsonSource: Sustainable Community Projects
Some of the same elected officials who attended the invitation-only meeting in June – as well as officials from nonprofit groups and private citizens – came Tuesday to listen and give feedback at the open meeting.