A development plan that resulted in a lawsuit against the city of Chattanooga, state Senate and House involvement, and an upstart community organization that grew to 2,800 members has been amended to address concerns, according to a conservation group.
A revised plan would preserve a historical tree, increase a forthcoming park by 5 acres, secure stream buffers, create a greenway and eliminate plans to develop a former golf clubhouse into condominiums, according to North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy.
“We have worked closely with the Friends of Mountain Creek leadership to understand the concerns of the community as well as the best environmental outcome,” wrote conservancy Executive Director Tim Laramore and President Taft Sibley in a release sent to members. “In turn, we have engaged with Pratt Home Builders to seek a compromise that will address the conservation and community aims while respecting the rights of the property owner.”
Pratt Home Builders declined to comment on the matter.
The project has been at the center of a nearly two-year long debate about whether development should be allowed on the property. The debate resulted in the developer, James Pratt, suing the city of Chattanooga over a rezoning plan for the property, which Pratt claims would render the site worthless.