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Below are my reactions to a few events that happened around the area and elsewhere this week:
› Whither Moccasin Bend: After once saying property adjoining Erlanger hospital would be too expensive to develop into the new location for Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute, the area is once again a candidate, according to state Rep. Yusuf Hakeem, D-Chattanooga.
An Eastdale tract that the state had been considering was snapped up by another developer earlier this week.
Also a possibility, according to the lawmaker, is a forested area off Amnicola Highway owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority. It could be the same site once considered by local officials for the law enforcement firing range now on Moccasin Bend. Though city and county officials once agreed on the property for the range, they have since moved on to seek other locations.