Lee sets aside $45M to turn hundreds of McDonald Farm acres into a state park @chattanooga

Lee sets aside $45M to turn hundreds of McDonald Farm acres into a state park @chattanooga

Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

After years of deliberation about what Hamilton County should do with McDonald Farm, officials have landed on an answer: turn much of its acreage into a state park.

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Lee sets aside $45M to turn hundreds of McDonald Farm acres into a state park