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Home builders, residents debate changes to Plan Hamilton

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Commission Chair Jeff Eversole, center, holds a press conference about Plan Hamilton. Joining Eversole is Commissioner Chip Baker, left, and Commissioner Steve Highlander. In the background are members of a citizens committee. The Hamilton County Commission further discussed the complexities of Plan Hamilton on Aug. 13, 2025, during a meeting at the Hamilton County Courthouse.
Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Commission Chair Jeff Eversole, center, holds a press conference about Plan Hamilton. Joining Eversole is Commissioner Chip Baker, left, and Commissioner Steve Highlander. In the background are members of a citizens committee. The Hamilton County Commission further discussed the complexities of Plan Hamilton on Aug. 13, 2025, during a meeting at the Hamilton County Courthouse. Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Commission Chair Jeff Eversole, center, holds a press conference about Plan Hamilton. Joining Eversole is Commissioner Chip Baker, left, and Commissioner Steve Highlander. In the background are members of a citizens committee. The Hamilton County Commission further discussed the complexities of Plan Hamilton on Aug. 13, 2025, during a meeting at the Hamilton County Courthouse.

By Ellen Gerst 8 min read



There was a familiar scene at the Hamilton County Courthouse on Wednesday morning.

The seats on one side of the County Commission meeting room were filled with residents from the county’s unincorporated areas — mainly Ooltewah, Harrison, Walden’s Ridge and Sale Creek.

On the other side of the aisle sat representatives from the housing industry, including about a dozen people in neon yellow shirts from a site development division of Chattanooga-based Pratt Home Builders.