Chattanooga state-appointed airport board withdraws from lawsuit

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 390

Last Updated: 3 days, 19 hours ago

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A state-appointed airport board in Chattanooga voted Thursday to withdraw from a city lawsuit filed to avert a state takeover.

The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that five of nine board members present at a meeting voted unanimously to pull out of a lawsuit in which the city of Chattanooga and the previous locally-appointed board sued to prevent a state-appointed board from taking over operations at the airport.

The locally-appointed Chattanooga airport board remains …

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