A full house for a vote on Plan Hamilton at Hamilton County Commission.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A controversial plan to guide future growth in unincorporated Hamilton County took the next step Wednesday.

The contention over Plan Hamilton came to a head Wednesday morning as residents and developers squared off over what they want the future of Hamilton County to look like.

Much of the audience were displeased with the Hamilton County Commission’s decision to pass by a 6-5 vote the version of Plan Hamilton proposed by Commissioner Lee Helton.

One resident yelled at the Commission, “(You’re) Bought and paid for! The rest of you are going to lose your positions come Election Day!”

This was after Commissioner Helton had worked with the Chattanooga Homebuilders Association on a compromis

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