Chattamatters: An Update For The City’s Tree Ordinance

WUTC | By Ray Bassett

Published April 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM EDT

Trees along a path at Enterprise South Nature Park in Chattanooga.

An overhaul of the City of Chattanooga’s tree ordinance is now winding its way through the City Council - as William Newlin of Chattamatters tells us.

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