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Church in Brainerd area again proposing senior apartments

Staff photo by Abby White / The empty lot next to Greater Tucker Missionary Baptist Church is pictured May 6, 2025. Apartments have been proposed to fill the lot next to the church, on North Moore Road.
Staff photo by Abby White / The empty lot next to Greater Tucker Missionary Baptist Church is pictured May 6, 2025. Apartments have been proposed to fill the lot next to the church, on North Moore Road. Staff photo by Abby White / The empty lot next to Greater Tucker Missionary Baptist Church is pictured May 6, 2025. Apartments have been proposed to fill the lot next to the church, on North Moore Road.

An attempt to build affordable housing for older adults at a Brainerd area church has been revived.

A proposal that would place a 79-unit apartment building next to Greater Tucker Missionary Baptist Church, on North Moore Road, will go before planning commissioners Monday.

The apartments are intended for low-income residents over 55, project manager Terry Woods said.

(READ MORE: Chattanooga churches answer the call: Affordable housing initiatives in action)

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What: Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission meeting