Churchville residents continue to celebrate Community Impact's acquisition and demolition of six duplexes on two of Churchville's most significantly blighted blocks. One local police officer commented: "These six duplexes .. allowed the protection of drug sales, trafficking of stolen goods, and blight; I cannot tell you the hours we have spent in that one block in my last 2-3 years here in East Chattanooga. They haven't just closed on eight properties, they have freed up the police resources to work elsewhere with 14 fewer targets once the grass seed and hay are spread over the freshly razed locations." Churchville residents are now planning neighborhood activities on the site to increase community awareness of the neighborhood's ongoing revitalization.
