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Tuesday, November 3, 2026Nov 3

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Hamilton County Commissioners to consider $33,000 in discretionary expenses

Hamilton County Commissioner Joe Graham
Hamilton County Commissioner Joe Graham Hamilton County Commissioner Joe Graham
photo Hamilton County Commissioner Joe Graham

Hamilton County Commissioners may be spending a combined $33,737 on six discretionary projects, some of which are for municipalities.

Commission Chairman Jim Fields, who represents District 2, is asking commissioners to spend $6,027 to pay for a parking lot for Signal Mountain Middle/High School’s indoor batting cage and $4,960 to repair a ceiling in a building owned by the Town of Walden.

In District 5, Commissioner Greg Beck is asking to give $2,500 in taxpayer dollars to Girls, Inc.

District 6 Commissioner Joe Graham wants to spend $12,500 in county money to help renovate and repair a pavilion and picnic area owned by the Town of Lookout Mountain.

District 8 Commissioner Tim Boyd is asking to give $1,750 to the Chattanooga Ballet and $6,000 to buy materials for the Sculpture Fields at Montague Park.

Commissioners will vote on the measures next week.