KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - After weeks of controversy, the City of Knoxville and the Emerald Youth Foundation have released a revised plan for the sale of a portion of Chilhowee Park in East Knoxville. The city and foundation say the updates help the plan become more in-line with what the East Knoxville community has demanded of the sale.

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The deal itself has been in talks in one fashion or another for the last two years, when it was proposed that Emerald Youth would invest millions into building a community complex, including indoor and outdoor sports fields, green spaces and more. It wasn’t until the sale grew closer, however, that the surrounding community began to voice concerns about what fait

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