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Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 5, 2025

Officials are moving forward with plans for a new federal courthouse in Chattanooga at the Vine Street location, despite city and Hamilton County officials favoring a different site that is not for sale. According to Chattanoogan.com, Mayors Tim Kelly and Weston Wamp said they would prefer the new courthouse be built at the vacant TVA office building site on Broad Street. TVA is currently seeking a new use for the property. The proposed project on Vine Street would replace the nearly 100-year-old Joel W. Solomon Federal Building and accommodate for 40 parking spaces, seven courtrooms and nine chambers. Construction on the new courthouse is scheduled to begin in 2027, with an opening projected for 2030.