Medal of Honor recipient Charles Coolidge attends a ceremony and reception Signal Crest United Methodist Church in November 2013 marking the first day of issue of a commemorative stamp honoring Medal of Honor recipients.
This is the general area where the Charles H. Coolidge Medal of Honor Heritage Center is proposed.Named in honor of local Medal of Honor recipient Charles Coolidge, of Signal Mountain, Coolidge Park is slated to become the site of a Medal of Honor heritage center.
After complaints the public was being left out of the planning process, the Chattanooga City Council decided to give people more opportunity to learn about the proposed park addition.
Ann Coulter, a North Shore resident and urban planning professional, said she feels strongly that more input is needed on the proposal for one of Chattanooga’s “best-loved parks.”
“I believe most of this happened under most people’s radar,” Coulter said. “That’s an awful lot of heavily used land.”
Earlier this year, officials with the Charles H. Coolidge Medal of Honor Heritage Center, located at Northgate Mall, approached the council and the Hamilton County Commission about leasing about 1 acre of park space adjacent to Tremont Street for $1 a year for 99 years.