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New coaltion wants business tax breaks to require community benefit

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By Joan Garrett
| Chattanooga Times Free Press Verified
Gallery: New coaltion wants business tax breaks to require community benefit Nearly a hundred people gathered in East Chattanooga on Saturday — despite rain and fog — to launch a grassroots coalition set on pressuring Chattanooga City Council members to refuse support for the sale of the city-owned former Tubman public housing site unless the buyer signs a community benefits agreement.
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Meeting scheduled Saturday to show Chattanooga residents how to make sure business tax incentives also benefit communities

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By Joan Garrett
| Chattanooga Times Free Press Verified
More Info IF YOU GO What: Town hall meeting: What is a community benefits agreement? When: Saturday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Where: Hope for the Inner City, 1800 Roanoke Ave. Who: The meeting, which is open to the public, is being hosted by Hope for the Inner City, Unity Group of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Area Labor Council, Chattanooga Organized for Action, Glass House Collective, Urban League of Greater Chattanooga and Accountability for Taxpayer Money.
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Chattanooga's Community Foundation finding a new approach for its philanthropic efforts

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By Joan Garrett
| Chattanooga Times Free Press Verified
The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga has long been the forgotten younger sibling among the city's nationally known philanthropic heavyweights, despite a sizable coffer and donor base. Some might know that the Lyndhurst Foundation helped jump start the downtown renaissance and supports conservation across the South. And some know that the Benwood Foundation has worked very intently and publicly to address public school performance.
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