KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - It’s a part of Chilhowee Park, right across the street from where the Tennessee Valley Fair is held. Typically, the lot is gated up, locked and used as only parking for the fair or the occasional car show. Now, the City of Knoxville is thinking about selling this portion of land to the Emerald Youth Foundation.
“We looked at the Emerald project out in Lonsdale and we said we need something like that in East Knoxville,” Rev. Harold Middlebrook said.
Rev. Middlebrook is a key reason why this project is moving ahead. He’s been working with Emerald Youth Foundation since it’s inception. He has seen how the organization is helping kids.
“I said to some people, it seems to me that we would do well if Emerald had or somebody had centralized facilities in this city, th