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Other BusinessCommissioners also:• Voted to accept a $500,000 grant from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to buy property to extend the Tennessee Riverpark project from Ross’s Landing to St. Elmo Avenue.• Voted to enter a $184,000 contract with the Tennessee Department of Transportation so Hamilton County Courts Community Services can have litter pickup programs on state highways.• Accepted a $23,000 bid from Play and Park Structures for a pavilion to be built at a property owned by Chattanooga at Mayfair Avenue and South Sweetbriar.
Hamilton County commissioners say emission testing is a bitter pill everyone just has to swallow.
At least that was the take-away Wednesday during the County Commission’s regular meeting.
Over opposition, commissioners voted 7-2 to renew a contract with the state to continue emission testing, which is required for vehicle registration in the county.