Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield said he could restart annexations next year if the county doesn’t come to the table on consolidation of services.
“It’s not over,” Littlefield said in a recent interview about his final two years in office.
Littlefield said he halted annexations in the city’s growth boundary almost two years ago on condition the county begin talks on consolidation. Since that isn’t happening, he said, he can and will start annexing once more.
The first court cases over 2009 annexations are set to be heard in Chancery Court on June 1, city officials said. These involve commercial areas along state Highway 58.
City officials expect six trials in annexation lawsuits over the next year. Littlefield said he thinks those cases should be processed before the city proceeds with new annexations.