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Hamilton County commissioners debate new county planning commission; vote deferred
Summary
Commissioners spent the bulk of the Dec. 10 agenda session debating Resolution 1225-16 to dissolve the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission and create a Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission. Commissioners disagreed on whether a separate county-focused advisory body would better address infrastructure, sewer capacity and tax equity; no vote was taken and consideration was continued to next week.
Hamilton County commissioners on Dec. 10 discussed a resolution to dissolve the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission and create a Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission, but they did not vote on the measure.
The resolution, introduced by Commissioner Eversall, would create a planning commission focused on unincorporated Hamilton County and provide transition steps for continued regional coordination. Eversall said the move is intended to ensure county infrastructure needs '1 like roads, schools and fire protection '1 are identified earlier in development reviews so the governing body can plan for long-term impacts. "If we make this move ... anything that…
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