The County Commission on Wednesday voted to shift $480,000 from the Tourism Co. to the Chattanooga Sports and Events Corporation.
The transfer of hotel/motel funds comes after it was claimed that the Tourism Co. was not working in alignment with the sports panel.
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Hamilton County Commissioner for District 2, Chip Baker has announced his run for reelection.
Baker is a Republican and his district is in the Signal Mountain area.
Commissioner Baker has served two terms and is now seeking a third.
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Chip Baker will seek a third four-year term on the Hamilton County Commission, his campaign announced Monday.
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Chip Baker, current Hamilton County commissioner representing District 2, announced on Monday his intention to seek a third term.
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Chip Baker, current Hamilton County Commissioner representing District 2, announced today, his intention to seek a third term.
Continue readingThe County Commission on Wednesday voted 6-5 in favor of a “compromise” proposal for the controversial Plan Hamilton. In favor were Greg Beck, Mike Chauncey, Joe Graham, Lee Helton, Warren Mackey and David Sharpe. Opposed were Chip Baker, Steve Highlander, Gene-o Shipley, Ken Smith and Jeff Eversole. Officials said the vote was meant to express “the will of the County …
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by Ellen Gerst A growth plan for unincorporated parts of Hamilton County met another hurdle Wednesday. But while Plan Hamilton remains in limbo, county commissioners voted to pause some development decisions in the interim, which could slow growth temporarily. New plat applications, which govern how land is used within developments like subdivisions, will not be reviewed for at least 30 days. …
Continue readingby David Floyd Hamilton County Commission Chairman Chip Baker, R-Signal Mountain, is asking his colleagues to consider a more deliberate process for awarding funds to nonprofit organizations, a procedure he said has been haphazard to this point. “I just think we should have a better process by which we do things,” Baker told commissioners at the end of their regular weekly …
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