WHAT’S NEXTThe developer plans to address concerns by forming an advisory council to find common ground between the landowners’ plan and community members’ desires.PUBLIC COMMENTSAnyone with comments on the proposed 190-acre mixed-use development near the intersections of Highways 153 and 27 may email 153@sceniclandcompany.com.
The developer who proposed a 190-acre project off Highway 153 plans to restart the government approval process he began last October.
The mixed-use development would have needed to overcome stiff opposition from community members and a city planning agency recommendation against it to gain Chattanooga City Council approval.
Duane Horton, president of Scenic Land Co. and project coordinator, said Monday he will withdraw his application for project approval at tonight’s city council meeting.
“Everybody’s got a little bit different of an issue on it. We just have to work with all the different interested parties,” he said. “We’re going to continue to refine it as we get feedback from the community, but the plan is solid and well-founded.”