🌱 Chattanooga Officials Propose Low-Income Housing + Survivor Speaks

Hi all. It's me, Danielle Fallon-O'Leary, your host of the Chattanooga Patch newsletter — here to tell you everything that's fit to print about what's happening in our community.

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• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a shower. High: 70 Low: 60.
• Wednesday: Warm with variable clouds. High: 77 Low: 65.

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Here are the top three stories today in Chattanooga:

1. Chattanooga city officials recently proposed two new locations for housing. One location, on Main Street between South Hawthorne Street and South Orchard Knob Street, would have 60 units and house people with mental health issues. The second location would be a low-income housing unit at 6402 Shallowford Road. On Monday, Feb. 20, neighbors to the potential locations told Chattanooga's Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board that they are concerned about the housing changing their neighborhoods. (WTVC)
2. The Chattanooga Public Library will host two speaking engagements with Holocaust survivor Michael Bornstein and his daughter Debbie Bornstein-Holinstat, co-authors of the book "Survivors Club: The True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of Auschwitz." They will discuss Mr. Bornstein’s experience inside Auschwitz, the largest German Nazi concentration camp and extermination center. There will be two presentations on Feb. 23 at the Chattanooga Convention Center — one will be exclusively for students and their teachers at 10:00 a.m., and the second will be at 7:00 p.m. for the general public. Click the link to reserve your spot. (Chattanooga Pulse)
3. After high-profile bus crashes, including ones in Chattanooga and Knoxville, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reverted its policy recommendation and now suggests three-point seat belts on buses. According to the NHTSA, seat belts are a cost-effective safety treatment that is worth investing in. For years, lawmakers in Tennessee have tried without success to pass legislation to require seat belts on school buses. (WBIR.com)

Today and tomorrow in Chattanooga:

Tuesday, February 21

• Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler Avec d'Autre Freres At Parkway Pourhouse (4:00 PM)
• Tennessee Songwriters Week 2023 At Songbirds (6:00 PM)

Wednesday, February 22

• Valentine Sensory Bin At FIT4MOM Chattanooga (10:30 AM)

From my notebook:

• Principal Kristen Childs of East Hamilton Middle School in Chattanooga asked for reassignment after multiple violent incidents from the students. The most recent incident was on Thursday, Feb. 16, when a fight between two students resulted in one student needing medical treatment. (Subscription: Chattanooga Times Free Press)
• Help support the Epilepsy Foundation of Southeast Tennessee with a night of chocolate! The 15th annual Chocolate Fling will be held on Mar. 3 at the Read House in downtown Chattanooga. (Chattanooga Pulse)
• Looking for your dream job or just needing a change? Check out the latest job opportunities in the Chattanooga area including Support Coordinator, Heavy Equipment Specialist Operator/Driver, and Account Manager. (Chattanooga Patch)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Tuesday! I'll see you around.

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.