Chattanooga could intervene in a proceeding brought by the state Office of the Attorney General opposing a potential water rate increase by Tennessee American Water.
“I don’t want to wait until next week,” Councilman Jack Benson told council members Tuesday night. “I want to join in.”
City Attorney Mike McMahan told council members about the intervention Tuesday night during the council’s regular business meeting. Council members decided they would talk about the issue next week during the Legal and Legislative Committee and possibly vote to intervene that night.
Kim Dalton, spokeswoman for Tennessee American Water, said the hearings would be a six-month process and the company would review any decisions the city makes.
“We respect any decisions they make,” she said.