Frustrated with Ooltewah s growth in recent years, roughly 100 residents gathered in the Ooltewah High School gym to voice their concerns surrounding traffic congestion and new housing development in the area.
A proposal to build about 290 new homes in Ooltewah drew opposition Monday from nearby residents as growth concerns boiled over before a planning panel, which turned down a rezoning request sought for the project.
Sensing the measure didn t have support from his colleagues, Hamilton County Commissioner Steve Highlander, R-Ooltewah, has pulled a resolution that would have temporarily paused rezoning requests along Hunter Road.