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What’s going there? How you can help the Times Free Press track development across the Chattanooga region

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Housing construction continues in the Ooltewah area of Eastern Hamilton County on July 18, 2024.
Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Housing construction continues in the Ooltewah area of Eastern Hamilton County on July 18, 2024. Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Housing construction continues in the Ooltewah area of Eastern Hamilton County on July 18, 2024.

Around the Chattanooga area, it can seem like new buildings and planned developments are popping up every day.

Driving around, you might spot a telltale yellow rezoning sign posted on a fence or notice a razed field that used to be a few acres of trees. If you’re on foot, you may find your path diverted from the sidewalk by a construction site or notice new spray-painted utility markers around an empty lot.

We’re keeping track of the development changing the face of the Chattanooga area — but we need your help.

If you spot something and wonder, “What’s going there?” submit that question to us at egerst@timesfreepress.com. A Times Free Press reporter will look into the location, find out what’s happening and how the project is progressing — or how you can participate in the planning process.

Then, the location will be added to an interactive online map that tracks development across the region. You can find the map at bit.ly/whatsgoingthere.

Contact Ellen Gerst at egerst@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6319.