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NOOGAtoday: Locating A New Federal Courthouse In Chattanooga

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The Joel W. Solomon Federal Building and Courthouse in downtown Chattanooga.
Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress

Where should a new Federal courthouse be located in downtown Chattanooga - to replace the Joel W. Solomon Federal Building and Courthouse, which opened nearly a century ago?

The General Services Administration - the agency which manages Federal properties nationwide - recently narrowed the possible sites to two.

Haley Bartlett is city editor for NOOGAtoday.

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