CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — The ongoing dispute over parking at a magnet school on Chattanooga’s south side has intensified as local residents push for a ‘permit only’ parking designation on nearby streets.
Residents argue they should not have to compete with school staff and parents for parking spaces in front of their homes.
A city official has sided with the residents, placing the blame on Hamilton County Schools for the parking issue.
Signs in the Southside Cowart neighborhood, just yards from Battle Academy, may soon reflect the new permit parking requirement…