Gary Boles News Today

MAP Engineers is heading up the rezoning of portions of Snow Hill Road in Ooltewah. If approved, 447 units would be added to the roughly 80 acre site.

MAP Engineers withdrew their rezoning request, limiting the number of approved homes by almost 100.

Residents say county roads connecting unincorporated areas face major congestion. Others worry about road repairs and safety.

Residents say county roads connecting unincorporated areas face major congestion. Others worry about road repairs and safety.

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.

Rezoning would allow roughly 300 more homes to be built on Bell Mill Road in Ooltewah.

Commissioner Steve Highlander believes Hunter Road is the most dangerous road in Hamilton County.

Sensing the measure didnt 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.

Mayor Weston Wamp, Commissioners discuss whether or not more surveying of the road is needed before adding more construction.

Hamilton County commissioners are debating freezing any new housing developments on Hunter Road.