Putting egg with chicken
The Hamilton County Board of Education placed school capacity right where it ought to be Thursday night — in the middle of any discussion about infrastructure.
(IN THE NEWS: Hamilton County school board adopts policy to tackle housing growth)
The board adopted by a vote of 7-2 a new policy that creates a process when developers build housing in an area zoned for an over-capacity school that triggers members to consider rezoning the new development to a nearby school with available seats.
The idea, as we see it, warns developers and perhaps county commissioners and members of the Chattanooga City Council to better consider infrastructure along with growth. This, we believe, has been a huge problem here over the last several decades.