Andy Berke wants rundown barge out of Chattanooga

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Channel: chattanooga times free press · 2013 · News & Politics

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Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke is now urging federal regulators to pull the permit for a rundown barge on the Tennessee River.

In a letter, Berke called the dilapidated barge across from the aquarium quote "unacceptable to the community."

Local businessman Allen Casey floated the barge here in 2009 with the intention of putting in a restaurant.

But Berke says considering the barge's appearance and condition, it's unlikely the project can be salvaged.

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