CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The proposal to turn Northgate Mall into a special tax distric t continues to stir debate.

Northgate Mall’s owner, CBL Properties, says that their sewer system needs to be replaced.

It has been in place since the mall opened in the late 1960s, as it was built before the city of Chattanooga annexed the Hixson area.

This is as sales tax revenues have fallen by half over the past decade.

However, their desire to use sales tax revenue to fund it is leading to conservations about equity.

Council member Dennis Clark said, “I’m sorry CBL, we’re not in the retail business. We are not responsible for private revenue because of what their declining sales are.”

CBL previously stated that their sales tax revenues at Northgate decreased in half over the previous deca

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