Hamilton County Schools officials are asking for an approximately $20 million increase in their allocation from county government next fiscal year, a request one commissioner said is not feasible given the county s lower than desired bump in revenue.
With staff members in Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp s office stating they need more time to learn about a newly revealed proposal to fund construction of a $120 million ballfield for the Chattanooga Lookouts, county commissioners have pushed a vote on the plan to Feb. 14.
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Although concerns linger about safety and infrastructure in that area, Hamilton County commissioners green-lit changes to a more than 200-home subdivision in Ooltewah that could have prices ranging from $350,000 to upwards of $1 million.
Although they ultimately opted to spend $62,500 for new lights at the Johnson Field in Lookout Mountain, Hamilton County commissioners first spent about 30 minutes Wednesday debating whether that was a worthwhile use of taxpayer money.