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Chattanooga council approves package of zoning changes, code updates and purchases; grant funds recycling truck
Summary
On Dec. 9 the Chattanooga City Council approved multiple zoning rezonings and code amendments, confirmed appointments, authorized purchases including a TDEC grant application for a $420,500 automated recycling truck (50% city match $210,250) and a sole‑source underwater drone purchase for police ($24,898).
Chattanooga City Council on Dec. 9 approved a set of ordinances and resolutions covering zoning map amendments, changes to city code related to audit committee procedures and whistleblower protections, several appointments, and a series of purchases and grant actions.
The package included votes to: close and abandon a sanitary sewer easement on Volkswagen Drive; amend Chattanooga City Code provisions tied to audit‑committee procedures and to whistleblower protections; approve multiple rezones and an alternate rezoning for property on Shallowford Road; confirm form‑based committee and hearing‑officer appointments; and authorize staff to apply for a Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation grant for an automated recycling truck with a $420,500 grant request and a required 50% city match of $210,250.
Why it matters: the council’s actions change zoning designations for a set of properties across districts, update oversight and whistleblower processes in code, and commit the city to pursuing state grants and contract adjustments that have near‑term budgetary implications.
Key votes at a glance - Sanitary sewer…
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