City hosts community meeting on proposed EYF purchase

By Ken Lay

In what was promoted as a community meeting, the City of Knoxville hosted an event for residents to voice concerns over the proposed purchase of a portion of Chilhowee Park by the Emerald Youth Foundation.

But it wasn’t what it was supposed to be.

Knoxville City Mayor Indya Kincannon opened the meeting with a few remarks and then it became a free-for-all on Monday, Sept. 15, at the E.V. Davidson Center gymnasium in East Knoxville.

She said she would consider changes to the plan but didn’t offer any specifics about the changes. The sale is scheduled to be up for vote at the city council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 30, after being tabled twice.

“I’m not here to make speeches. I’m here to talk with you,” Kincannon said.

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