# @chattanooga on Instagram

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- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/55101159-chattanooga-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-03T20:31:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chattanooga Times Free Press (@chattanooga) — https://gondola.cc/chattanooga

## Caption

The federal government says it will continue planning to relocate Chattanooga's federal courthouse building to a Vine Street location despite preference by local leaders for a different site, according to a letter obtained by the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

The letter was sent Friday by Edward C. Forst, the administrator of the General Services Administration, which oversees most federal buildings, to local leaders and stakeholders.

"The replacement of this courthouse is not a discretionary matter," Forst's letter said, "but an imperative to ensure the safety of judges, court personnel, litigants and the public."

Read more at the link in our bio.

#federal #courthouse #timkelly #chattanooga

Photo 1:
Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / The only property not owned by Unum in the location of a possible federal courthouse, is at 518 Georgia Ave., and is owned by Debbie and Perry Underwood of Jones Title Co. in Chattanooga and Choice Title in Ringgold. The block between Vine Street and 5th, bounded by Georgia and Lindsey Ave, is where the U.S. government wants to build a federal courthouse, but Unum uses for employee parking and says is not for sale. The property was photographed on June 25, 2025.

Photo 2:
Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / The block between Vine Street and 5th, bounded by Georgia and Lindsey Ave, is where the U.S. government wants to build a federal courthouse, but Unum uses for employee parking and says is not for sale. Unum also has a second parking lot on the property that bounds 5th Street. The property was photographed on June 25, 2025.

Photo 3:
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly speaks during a ground breaking ceremony in Alton Park on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. The Chattanooga Land Bank Authority broke ground on its first affordable home in conjunction with Wind River Built. The two-bedroom home will be sold for $200,000.

Photo 4:
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / The TVA downtown office complex on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.

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